Association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and platelet indices among school-aged children in central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous clinical studies in adults from developed countries have implicated Helicobacter pylori infections in the development of thrombocytopenia. However, studies in children, particularly those from low-income countries, are unusually scarce. We examined the association between H. pylori infection and platelet indices in young Ethiopian school children.

Design

Cross-sectional study SETTING: This study was conducted in five elementary schools located in central Ethiopia.

Participants

Blood and stool samples were collected from 971 children across five elementary schools in Ethiopia. H. pylori infection was diagnosed using stool antigen and serum antibody tests, and haematological parameters were measured using an automated haematologic

SUBMITTER: Baxendell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500313 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature