Factors influencing the pattern ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children living in adjacent urban and rural areas of northern Sardinia, Italy, were compared. The seroprevalence ofH. pyloriinfection was 22% (625 of 2810 children) in the study population and was significantly higher among children in rural areas (37%) than in urban areas (13%) (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2–4.7;P<.005). This difference was consistent within each age group. In rural areas, children who had dogs were at greatest risk forH. pyloriinfection (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.3–2.6;P<.05). No association was seen betweenH. pylorisero-positivity and a history of breast-feeding. Urban children attending day care centers had a higher prevalence of infection (17%) than did those who never attended (12%) (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1–2.0;P<.05). The epidemiology ofH. pyloriinfection is complex; even within the same geographic area, different factors influence acquisition ofH. pyloriinfection.
Risk factors associated withHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children in a defined geographic area / Dore, Maria Pina; Fanciulli, Giuseppe; Delitala, Giuseppe; Malaty, Hoda M.; Realdi, Giuseppe; Graham, David Y.. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - 35:(2002), pp. 240-245. [10.1086/341415]
Risk factors associated withHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children in a defined geographic area
Dore, Maria Pina
;Fanciulli, Giuseppe;Delitala, Giuseppe;Realdi, Giuseppe;
2002-01-01
Abstract
Factors influencing the pattern ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection among children living in adjacent urban and rural areas of northern Sardinia, Italy, were compared. The seroprevalence ofH. pyloriinfection was 22% (625 of 2810 children) in the study population and was significantly higher among children in rural areas (37%) than in urban areas (13%) (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2–4.7;P<.005). This difference was consistent within each age group. In rural areas, children who had dogs were at greatest risk forH. pyloriinfection (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.3–2.6;P<.05). No association was seen betweenH. pylorisero-positivity and a history of breast-feeding. Urban children attending day care centers had a higher prevalence of infection (17%) than did those who never attended (12%) (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1–2.0;P<.05). The epidemiology ofH. pyloriinfection is complex; even within the same geographic area, different factors influence acquisition ofH. pyloriinfection.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
Dore_M_Articolo_2002_Risk.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Versione editoriale (versione finale pubblicata)
Licenza:
Non specificato
Dimensione
100.12 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
100.12 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.