Epidemiological aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood and adolescence

The scope of the review is to study the epidemiological aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection and its importance during childhood and adolescence, focusing on incidence, prevalence, transmission and risk factors. The study's references included the following databases: LILACS (PAHO/ Bireme),...

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Autores: Kodaira, Marcia S, Escobar, Ana Maria de Ulhôa, Grisi, Sandra
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista de Saúde Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/25350
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/25350
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Helicobacter pylori
Infecções por helicobacter^i1^sepidemiolo
Prevalência
Fatores de risco
Fatores socioeconômicos
Criança
Adolescência
Helicobacter infections^i2^sepidemiol
Prevalence
Risk factors
Socioeconomic factors
Child
Adolescence
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Sumario:The scope of the review is to study the epidemiological aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection and its importance during childhood and adolescence, focusing on incidence, prevalence, transmission and risk factors. The study's references included the following databases: LILACS (PAHO/ Bireme), MEDLINE, the US's National Library of Medicine and the thesis developed at University of São Paulo for the period 1983 to 1999. It was noted that Helicobacter pylori infection is mainly acquired during childhood, age-related prevalence, main risk factors are associated to low socioeconomic status, and its transmission mechanism remains unclear.