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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

Helicobacter pylori infection in family members of patients with gastroduodenal symptoms. A cross-sectional analytical study.

Ayse Palanduz, Levent Erdem, Birsen Durmaz Cetin, Nuran Gülgün Ozcan

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ayse PalanduzMD. Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9376-4039
Levent ErdemMD. Professor, Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7737-2764
Birsen Durmaz CetinMD. Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koc University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0745-393X
Nuran Gülgün OzcanMSc. Biologist, Ministry of Health, Second Public Health Laboratory, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5856-7910
Istanbul Bilim University · TRIstanbul University · TRKoç University · TRMinistry of Health · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is acquired predominantly in childhood in the family setting. We aimed to investigate the presence of intrafamilial concurrent H. pylori infection. DESIGN AND

settingCross-sectional analytical study with a control group, conducted in a tertiary care hospital.

methodsFifty adult patients with gastroduodenal symptoms who underwent gastroscopy (index parents), their spouses and their children were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were collected from all of the study subjects to test for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody response. H. pylori antigen was investigated in the stool specimens of children only.

resultsThe participants were divided into two groups: Group 1 consisted of the 40 patients in whom H. pylori infection was demonstrated via endoscopy, their spouses and their children. Group 2 included the remaining 10 patients who underwent endoscopy revealing negative results for H. pylori, their spouses and their children. IgG antibodies were present in all of the index parents, 95% of their spouses and 93% of their children in group 1; 13 of the children (9%) were also positive for H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA). However, IgG antibodies were present in only 2 of the 10 index parents in group 2. One of their spouses and one of their children had a positive antibody response. All of their children had negative stool antigen test results.

conclusionH. pylori infections exhibit intrafamilial clustering. Parental infection, age ≥ years and having three or more siblings are the major risk factors for H. pylori infection in children.

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Family HealthHelicobacter pyloriAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAntibodies, BacterialChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDuodenal DiseasesFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHumansImmunoglobulin GInfantMaleAntibodies, BacterialImmunoglobulin G

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