Decrease in prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection during a 10-year period in Brazilian children Diminuição na prevalência da infecção por Helicobacter pylori em crianças brasileiras num período de 10 anos

BACKGROUND: Decreasing prevalence of H pylori infection has been reported in some countries. AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a 10-year period in children submitted to upper digestive endoscopy. METHODS: It was a retrospective observational study. The records of 1,...

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Main Authors: Elisabete Kawakami, Rodrigo Strehl Machado, Silvio Kazuo Ogata, Marini Langner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032008000200011