Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Omani Children

Siham Al-Sinani; Sharef W. Sharef; Khalid Al-Naamani; Hyatt Al-Sharji

doi:10.1111/hel.12134

Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Omani Children

Siham Al-Sinani, Sharef W. Sharef, Khalid Al-Naamani^*, Hyatt Al-Sharji

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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	https://doi.org/10.1111/hel.12134
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Children
Gastritis
H. pylori
Oman

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gastroenterology
Infectious Diseases
Medicine(all)

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