Low Incidence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children With Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Philadelphia
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Reports from many parts of the world show that Helicobacter pylori infection is widely distributed geographically.1 Both chronic active (antral) gastritis and H pylori colonization are common, even in an asymptomatic population2 and H pylori gastritis has been recognized as an important cause for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in children.3 Although the prevalence of H pylori positivity increases with age,4 an important number of relatively young children have been shown to be already infected with this bacteria.5
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