helicobacter pylori infection and abdominal symptoms among swedish school children. | the role of helicobacter pylori infection in the etiology of abdominal symptoms remains unclear. our aim was to investigate the association between type-specific h. pylori infection and gastrointestinal symptoms among school children in stockholm, sweden. | 2005 | 15990627 |
helicobacter pylori status in family members as risk factors for infection in children. | this study aimed to disentangle the independent contributions of helicobacter pylori infections in mothers, fathers and siblings to the risk for the infection in the 11-13 years age group. index children from a cross-sectional stockholm school survey and their family members completed questionnaires and contributed blood samples. h. pylori serostatus was determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblot. fifty-four seropositive and 108 seronegative index children were included ... | 2005 | 16050509 |
[intrafamilial transmission of helicobacter pylori infection]. | helicobacter pylori infection is mainly acquired in early childhood but the exact routes of transmission remain elusive. to distinguish between risks of intrafamilial and extraneous child-to-child transmission we studied the seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori among 10-12-year-old swedish school children with varying family background. in a cross-sectional study, 695 children (81% of all invited) in 36 school classes in southern stockholm donated blood and answered a structured questionnaire t ... | 2002 | 12143140 |
helicobacter pylori infection in swedish school children: lack of evidence of child-to-child transmission outside the family. | helicobacter pylori infection is mainly acquired in early childhood, but the exact routes of transmission remain elusive. to distinguish between risks of intrafamilial and extraneous child-to-child transmission, we studied h. pylori seroprevalence among swedish school children with varying family backgrounds. | 2001 | 11487540 |