Objective: To investigate the current prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood,
the risk factors for infection, and the effect of infection on growth in preadolescent …

Nonulcer (functional) dyspepsia is a common heterogenous disease resulting in upper
gastrointestinal tract symptoms. Evidence would support that a subset of this disease is …

From September 1990 to October 1992, Helicobacter pylori was searched for in 426
children, 2 days to 16 years old, requiring upper fibroscopy for various symptoms. H. pylori …

As part of a large, prospective study we investigated the prevalence Helicobacter pylori
serum antibodies in children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). All patients suffered from …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a sample of
asymptomatic Australian children. Methodology: A prospective observational study, during a …

Circulating antibodies to Campylobacter pylori in patients with campy lobac-ter-associated
gastritis are sufficiently specific to allow serodiagnosis of this condition. This is possible by …

A newly developed enzyme‐linked immuno‐sorbent assay (ELISA) IgG serological assay for
the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection was used recently in two epidemiological …

Helicobacter pylori infects a high percentage of the world's adult population. Results from
different countries, using endoscopic studies, have determined the prevalence of H. pylori in …

Summary and Conclusions Hp now appears to be more than a simple commensal organism
in patients with gastritis or peptic ulcer disease. Microbiologic, serologic, and epidemiologic …

Natural history and mode of transmission Page 1 EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 Natural history and mode
of transmission MICHAEL MENDALL INTRODUCTION H. pylori infection is one of the world's …