**H. pylori Infection in Children and Possible Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia**

**Chapter 6**

**Particulars of the** *Helicobacter pylori* **Infection in**

*Helicobacter pylori* (*H. pylori*) is an important pathogen in human gastroenterology. *H. pylori* is commonly acquired during early childhood and it is more common among people in devel‐ oping countries. Globally, over 50% of the population is infected with this bacteria, being practically evenly distributed between the two genders, in spite of a few studies showing a

The clinical consequences of *H. pylori* infection in children are yet to be fully understood. *H. pylori* infection in children differs from the same infection in adults, both in terms of the percentage of infected individuals, symptoms, degree of complication towards peptic ulcer disease or malignancy, the gastric areas affected, the degree of compliance to therapeutic

*Helicobacter pylori* (*H. pylori)* is a Gram - negative bacillus responsible for one of the most

In 1983 Robin Warren, an Australian pathologist, described an S-shaped bacteria for the first time, that was found in the gastric mucosa. Together with Barry Marshall, they managed to isolate thid micro-organism from biopsy samples taken during endoscopy, and called it

Although the presence of bacteria in the stomach had been known as early as the 19th century, these microbes were considered simply a consequence of gastric mucosa contamination from

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commonly diagnosed infections, namely gastritis, in humans worldwide. [1]

**Children**

Florica Nicolescu

**1. Introduction**

**2. Context**

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slight predisposition in males.

management or bacterial resistance to treatment.

*Campylobacter pyloridis*, to be called *H. pylori* later on. [2]

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