Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Changing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents

  • Park, Ji Sook (Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jun, Jin Su (Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Seo, Ji-Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Youn, Hee-Shang (Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Rhee, Kwang-Ho (Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2019.12.10
  • Accepted : 2020.02.14
  • Published : 2021.01.15
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Abstract

Helicobacter pylori infection has declined over recent decades. However, its prevalence remains high, and nearly 50% of the global population has been infected. In Korea, seroprevalence has steadily decreased in adults, but the status of H. pylori infection in children is unknown. The current status or trend of H. pylori infection in children is important because it can help estimate H. pylori-related diseases including gastric cancer in later life. In this review, the authors discuss the change in H. pylori infection rate among children and adolescents based on literature reviews and our research.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2013R1A1A2057513). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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