Risk factors associated withHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children in a defined geographic area
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2002
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Risk factors associated withHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children in a defined
geographic area / Dore, Maria Pina; Fanciulli, Giuseppe; Delitala, Giuseppe; Malaty, Hoda M.; Realdi, Giuseppe; Graham, David Y.. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - 35:(2002), pp. 240-245. [10.1086/341415]
Abstract:
Factors influencing the pattern ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children living in adjacent urban and
rural areas of northern Sardinia, Italy, were compared. The seroprevalence ofH. pyloriinfection was 22%
(625 of 2810 children) in the study population and was significantly higher among children in rural areas
(37%) than in urban areas (13%) (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2–4.7;P<.005). This
difference was consistent within each age group. In rural areas, children who had dogs were at greatest risk
forH. pyloriinfection (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.3–2.6;P<.05). No association was seen betweenH. pylorisero-positivity and a history of breast-feeding. Urban children attending day care centers had a higher prevalence
of infection (17%) than did those who never attended (12%) (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1–2.0;P<.05). The epidemiology ofH. pyloriinfection is complex; even within the same geographic area, different factors influence
acquisition ofH. pyloriinfection.
rural areas of northern Sardinia, Italy, were compared. The seroprevalence ofH. pyloriinfection was 22%
(625 of 2810 children) in the study population and was significantly higher among children in rural areas
(37%) than in urban areas (13%) (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2–4.7;P<.005). This
difference was consistent within each age group. In rural areas, children who had dogs were at greatest risk
forH. pyloriinfection (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.3–2.6;P<.05). No association was seen betweenH. pylorisero-positivity and a history of breast-feeding. Urban children attending day care centers had a higher prevalence
of infection (17%) than did those who never attended (12%) (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1–2.0;P<.05). The epidemiology ofH. pyloriinfection is complex; even within the same geographic area, different factors influence
acquisition ofH. pyloriinfection.
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1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
H. pylori; rural vs urban areas; northern Sardinia
Elenco autori:
Dore, Maria Pina; Fanciulli, Giuseppe; Delitala, Giuseppe; Malaty, Hoda M.; Realdi, Giuseppe; Graham, David Y.
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