Helicobacter pylori antigens in the faeces of asymptomatic children in the Buea and Limbe health districts of Cameroon: a pilot study

Abstract

Summaryobjective To determine the prevalence and identify intra-familial risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in a paediatric population. conclusions This study highlights the continuing importance of age, sex and socioeconomic status in the acquisition of H. pylori infection.

Non-invasive detection of Helicobacter pylori virulence genotypes ureA, vacA, cagA and babA2 among asymptomatic Egyptian infants

“…This supports results obtained by meta-analysis of 10 studies conducted over the last 20 years which found no sex difference regarding prevalence of H. pylori among children (de Martel and Parsonnet, 2006). Higher prevalence in males or in females was reported in different other studies (Klein et al, 1994;Ndip et al, 2004;Dube et al, 2009). …”

Risk Factors Associated with Helicobacter Pylori Infections in Makurdi Northcentral Nigeria

“…The distribution of H. pylori as influenced by sources of water used in our study did not show any significant association between the sources of water used and H. pylori infection in patients ( [13]. Several other studies had highlighted the presence of the microorganism or their DNA in water [7,[14][15][16].…”

“…Sharing of spoons, cups, premastication for young children, sharing water for bathing and washing hands and limited sanitary facilities have also been shown to be associated with increased prevalence of the organism [13,3].…”

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Muong Children in Vietnam

“…Several studies supported the observation that early childhood is the main period of acquisition of H. pylori infection in high prevalence population. One study conducted in Cameroon, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA) test reported a similar prevalence of 37.5% in children younger than 3 years [17]. Ceylan et al [18] reported that the prevalence of H. pylori ranged from 4.62% in children less than 5 years old to 70.76% among group aged 11-15 years, in Turkey.…”