Helicobacter pylori prevalence in healthy Mexican children: comparison between two non-invasive methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helicobacter pylori detection in asymptomatic children with suspected infection or with symptoms that suggest gastric pathology is problematic, since most of the methods depend on the endoscopic study, an invasive and expensive method. Non-invasive methods can be a feasible alternative but must be validated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the concordance between H. pylori DNA detection in saliva and dental plaque by PCR, with antigen detection in stool by immunochromatography, among asymptomatic children in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

Methods

Dental plaque, saliva, and stool samples were obtained from 171 children between 6 and 12 years old. H. pylori detection in saliva and dental plaque was performed by PCR using specific prime

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Santos VI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247697 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature