Title of article
Association between iron deficiency anemia and Helicobacter pylori infection among children under six years in Iran.
Author/Authors
Darvishi، Mohammad نويسنده Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran , , Ziari، Katayoun نويسنده Department of Pathology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Mohebbi، Hossein نويسنده Department of Pediatrics Neurology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mohebbi, Hossein , Alizadeh، Kamyab نويسنده Department of Social Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, IR Iran ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
Pages
5
From page
220
To page
224
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the association between H. pylori infection and Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among preschool children (age range: 40-75 months) at a tertiary referral hospital in Tehran.In a case-control study, the prevalence of H. pylori seropositivity was compared between 64 children with IDA diagnosis and 70 healthy non-anemic sex- and age-matched controls. Totally, 52 (81.3%) children with IDA and 10 (14.3%) non-anemic controls had a positive antibody level for H. pylori specific IgG and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (P<0.0001). H. pylori infection had a significant high prevalence among preschool patients with IDA. Eradication of H. pylori infection is recommended for patients with refractory IDA.
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number
2385705
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