The Relation between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Acute Bacterial Diarrhea in Children

Background. H. pylori infection leads to chronic gastritis in both children and adults. But recently, there are arising theories of its protective effect in diarrheal diseases. Aim. To explore the prevalence of H. pylori infection in children with bacterial diarrhea and compare it with healthy contr...

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Main Authors: Maryam Monajemzadeh, Ata Abbasi, Parin Tanzifi, Sahar Taba Taba Vakili, Heshmat Irani, Leila Kashi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/191643
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Ata Abbasi
Parin Tanzifi
Sahar Taba Taba Vakili
Heshmat Irani
Leila Kashi
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description Background. H. pylori infection leads to chronic gastritis in both children and adults. But recently, there are arising theories of its protective effect in diarrheal diseases. Aim. To explore the prevalence of H. pylori infection in children with bacterial diarrhea and compare it with healthy controls. Patients and Methods. Two matched groups consisted of 122 consecutive children, aged 24–72 months old, with acute bacterial diarrhea, who had Shigellosis (N=68) and Salmonellosis (N=54) as patients group and 204 healthy asymptomatic children as control group enrolled in this study. Results. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in healthy control children was significantly higher than in patients group, (odds ratio = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.33–9.5, P=0.007). In our study, only 2/54 Salmonella infected patients and 3/68 of Shigellosis had evidence of H. pylori infection, while normal control children had 27/204 infected individuals. Conclusion. H. pylori infection may play a protective role against bacterial diarrhea in children. So it is important to consider all of the positive and negative aspects of H. pylori infection before its eradication.
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spelling doaj-art-c4a2aa6294e24699b7bf28cbb17852fb2025-08-20T02:18:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592014-01-01201410.1155/2014/191643191643The Relation between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Acute Bacterial Diarrhea in ChildrenMaryam Monajemzadeh0Ata Abbasi1Parin Tanzifi2Sahar Taba Taba Vakili3Heshmat Irani4Leila Kashi5Clinical and Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Children Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14161351, IranDepartment of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran 1439665663, IranDepartment of Pathology, Children Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran 14161351, IranDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran 1419733141, IranChildren Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14161351, IranChildren Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14161351, IranBackground. H. pylori infection leads to chronic gastritis in both children and adults. But recently, there are arising theories of its protective effect in diarrheal diseases. Aim. To explore the prevalence of H. pylori infection in children with bacterial diarrhea and compare it with healthy controls. Patients and Methods. Two matched groups consisted of 122 consecutive children, aged 24–72 months old, with acute bacterial diarrhea, who had Shigellosis (N=68) and Salmonellosis (N=54) as patients group and 204 healthy asymptomatic children as control group enrolled in this study. Results. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in healthy control children was significantly higher than in patients group, (odds ratio = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.33–9.5, P=0.007). In our study, only 2/54 Salmonella infected patients and 3/68 of Shigellosis had evidence of H. pylori infection, while normal control children had 27/204 infected individuals. Conclusion. H. pylori infection may play a protective role against bacterial diarrhea in children. So it is important to consider all of the positive and negative aspects of H. pylori infection before its eradication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/191643
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Leila Kashi
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International Journal of Pediatrics
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