Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with fecal biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction but not with the nutritional status of children living in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) follow a similar mode of transmission, there can be a complex interplay between H. pylori infection and EED, both of which can influence childhood growth. We sought to investigate the factors associated with H. pylori infection and identify its relationship with the fecal biomarkers of EED including Myeloperoxidase (MPO), Neopterin (NEO), Calprotectin, Reg1B and Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), and nutritional status of the children.

Methodology

Data from an on-going community-based nutrition intervention study was used for this analysis. Total 319 children aged between 12-18 months were evaluated at enrolment and at the end of a 90-day nutrition intervention. Multivariable lin

SUBMITTER: Fahim SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7200013 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature