Abstract
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the most common chronic bacterial infection in humans. Its prevalence in Omani adults and children is not known. Objective: To report histology-based H. pylori infection prevalence in Omani children. Methods: A retrospective study of biopsy proven H. pylori infection in children over a 3 year period in a single center. Age, gender, indication for endoscopy, history of recurrent abdominal pain, and anemia were compared between H. pylori-positive and negative children. Results: Of 143 patients who underwent endoscopy, gastric biopsies were available on 112. The overall prevalence of biopsy proven H. pylori infection was 25%. The prevalence in children with recurrent abdominal pain was 30% compared to 22% in children who underwent endoscopy for other indications (p =.382). The prevalence increased from 7% in children aged
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 306-311 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Helicobacter |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Keywords
- Children
- Gastritis
- H. pylori
- Oman
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medicine(all)
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Omani Children. / Al-Sinani, Siham; Sharef, Sharef W.; Al-Naamani, Khalid; Al-Sharji, Hyatt.
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AU - Al-Sinani, Siham
AU - Sharef, Sharef W.
AU - Al-Naamani, Khalid
AU - Al-Sharji, Hyatt
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the most common chronic bacterial infection in humans. Its prevalence in Omani adults and children is not known. Objective: To report histology-based H. pylori infection prevalence in Omani children. Methods: A retrospective study of biopsy proven H. pylori infection in children over a 3 year period in a single center. Age, gender, indication for endoscopy, history of recurrent abdominal pain, and anemia were compared between H. pylori-positive and negative children. Results: Of 143 patients who underwent endoscopy, gastric biopsies were available on 112. The overall prevalence of biopsy proven H. pylori infection was 25%. The prevalence in children with recurrent abdominal pain was 30% compared to 22% in children who underwent endoscopy for other indications (p =.382). The prevalence increased from 7% in children aged
AB - Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the most common chronic bacterial infection in humans. Its prevalence in Omani adults and children is not known. Objective: To report histology-based H. pylori infection prevalence in Omani children. Methods: A retrospective study of biopsy proven H. pylori infection in children over a 3 year period in a single center. Age, gender, indication for endoscopy, history of recurrent abdominal pain, and anemia were compared between H. pylori-positive and negative children. Results: Of 143 patients who underwent endoscopy, gastric biopsies were available on 112. The overall prevalence of biopsy proven H. pylori infection was 25%. The prevalence in children with recurrent abdominal pain was 30% compared to 22% in children who underwent endoscopy for other indications (p =.382). The prevalence increased from 7% in children aged
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