| prospective study of the incidence of diarrheal disease and helicobacter pylori infection among children in an orphanage in thailand. | to evaluate the hypothesis that gastric infection with helicobacter pylori increases risk for diarrheal disease in children, we conducted a yearlong prospective study among 160 orphanage children < 5 years of age in nonthaburi, thailand. serum samples collected at six-month intervals were examined by elisa for antibodies to h. pylori, and children were followed daily for the development of diarrhea. seven percent of children were seropositive on enrollment, 59% were seronegative, and 34% were in ... | 1998 | 9840601 |