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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children from Urban and Rural West Virginia

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Our objective was to evaluate the prevalencerate of Helicobacter pylori (HP) in children from urbanand rural areas of West Virginia. In all, 1164 bloodsamples were collected from children who attended a local health fair, pediatric clinics, andemergency departments of four different hospitalslocated in urban and rural counties. Socioeconomicstatus was determined in 303 children. Serum HP antibody (IgG) was measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA).A total of 468 (40%) samples were HP positive. HPacquisition correlated with increasing age, familycrowding, and community location (urban/rural) but not with gender, water source used (city/well), orsocioeconomic status. The prevalence rate of HP in thechildren of West Virginia is higher than any datapreviously reported from the United States. The results correlated with only few socioeconomiccriteria, suggesting that other factors may contributeto the increased prevalence of HP infection in thechildren of West Virginia.

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Elitsur, Y., Short, J.P. & Neace, C. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children from Urban and Rural West Virginia. Dig Dis Sci 43, 773–778 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018866030977

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