J W Choi1. 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, South Korea. jwchoi@inha.ac.kr
Abstract
AIM: To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). METHODS: Haemoglobin levels, iron parameters and serum IgG antibodies to H. pylori were measured in 693 children aged 9 to 12 y. RESULTS: No significant differences in the seroprevalence of H. pylori infection and antibody titres to H. pylori were found between the IDA group and the non-anaemic controls. CONCLUSION: H. pylori infection does not seem to contribute to iron deficiency in prepubescent children.
AIM: To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). METHODS: Haemoglobin levels, iron parameters and serum IgG antibodies to H. pylori were measured in 693 children aged 9 to 12 y. RESULTS: No significant differences in the seroprevalence of H. pyloriinfection and antibody titres to H. pylori were found between the IDA group and the non-anaemic controls. CONCLUSION:H. pyloriinfection does not seem to contribute to iron deficiency in prepubescent children.
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Authors: Dulciene Maria Magalhaes Queiroz; Paul R Harris; Ian R Sanderson; Henry J Windle; Marjorie M Walker; Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha; Gifone Aguiar Rocha; Simone Diniz Carvalho; Paulo Fernando Souto Bittencourt; Lucia Porto Fonseca de Castro; Andrea Villagrán; Carolina Serrano; Dermot Kelleher; Jean E Crabtree Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-07-04 Impact factor: 3.240