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Helicobacter pylori-Related gastroduodenal disease in children

Diagnostic utility of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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To evaluate the accuracy of IgG and IgA serological tests in establishing a diagnosis of Helicobacter (Campylobacter) pylori gastric infection, 60 children presenting with chronic abdominal pain were prospectively studied. Endoscopic antrat biopsies were obtained and analyzed for the presence of H. pylori using three standard methods: culture and identification of bacterial isolates, microscopic examination for morphologically characteristic bacteria, and urease production by the biopsy specimen. Concomitantly obtained serum samples were analyzed for the presence of IgG and IgA antibodies against H. pylori surface antigens using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Thirty-four of 60 (56.6%) had histological evidence of chronic active gastritis, eight of whom (13.3%) also had evidence of H. pylori infection by at least one criteria. Six of the eight infected patients had H. pylori demonstrated by all three methods. Of the eight infected patients, seven had IgG antibodies against H. pylori (sensitivity of 87%) and six had IgA antibodies (sensitivity of 75%). Among the six patients who had H. pylori infection confirmed by all three methods, all had IgG antibodies (sensitivity of 100%). In the patients without evidence of H. pylori infection, the IgG ELISA had a specificity of 96% (50/52), and the IgA ELISA had a specificity of 100% (52/52). Our data suggest that serological testing for the presence of antibodies against H. pylori may be a useful diagnostic tool in screening children with chronic abdominal pain for the presence of gastric infection with H. pylori.

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  1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Denver, Colorado

    M. S. Glassman MD, S. Dallal MD, S. H. Berezin MD, H. E. Bostwick MD, L. J. Newman MD, G. I. Perez-Perez DSc & M. J. Blaser MD

  2. Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Munger Pavillion, 10595, Valhalla, New York

    M. S. Glassman MD, S. Dallal MD, S. H. Berezin MD, H. E. Bostwick MD, L. J. Newman MD, G. I. Perez-Perez DSc & M. J. Blaser MD

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Supported in part by the Medical Research Service of the Veterans Administration and by The Procter and Gamble Co.

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Glassman, M.S., Dallal, S., Berezin, S.H. et al. Helicobacter pylori-Related gastroduodenal disease in children. Digest Dis Sci 35, 993–997 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537248

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