Influence of previous antibiotic use on helicobacter pylori seropositivity in children

ABSTRACT

At Bach Mai hospital,on 824 pediatric sutbjects aged 6 months – 15 years, the infuence of previously used antibiotics on serological results of the epidemiological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylory infection was evaluated. Among 731 studied children using antibiotics, there was HP (+) in 34,6%. There was no significant relation between the use/no use of antibiotics and HP infected. serological results.There was no same relation between the moment, the frequency,the duration and the antibiotherapy use with the results of serological diagnosis of HP infection