Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the Playgound

Helicobacter pylori infection is acquired in childhood, plays a causative role in chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is associated with the development of gastric cancer. The present review focuses on recent advances in the scientific knowledge of H pylori infection in children, includi...

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Main Authors: Peng-Yuan Zheng, Nicola L Jones
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/809530
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description Helicobacter pylori infection is acquired in childhood, plays a causative role in chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is associated with the development of gastric cancer. The present review focuses on recent advances in the scientific knowledge of H pylori infection in children, including clinical sequelae, diagnosis and treatment. In addition, recent insights regarding both bacterial and host factors that mediate human diseases associated with H pylori infection are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-095a9afccf6a47cbbb57597d8134ef022025-08-20T03:55:29ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002003-01-0117744845410.1155/2003/809530Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the PlaygoundPeng-Yuan Zheng0Nicola L Jones1Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaResearch Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHelicobacter pylori infection is acquired in childhood, plays a causative role in chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is associated with the development of gastric cancer. The present review focuses on recent advances in the scientific knowledge of H pylori infection in children, including clinical sequelae, diagnosis and treatment. In addition, recent insights regarding both bacterial and host factors that mediate human diseases associated with H pylori infection are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/809530
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Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the Playgound
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the Playgound
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title_full_unstemmed Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the Playgound
title_short Recent Advances in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: From the Petri Dish to the Playgound
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