Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults with intellectual disability
- 25 March 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Internal Medicine Journal
- Vol. 34 (3) , 132-133
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00505.x
Abstract
Although Helicobacter pylori infection is very common among particular groups of adults with intellectual disability, the rate of recurrence (reinfection or recrudescence) is unknown in this population. Thirty‐six months after successful treatment of H. pylori, 28 adults with intellectual disability were retested using the faecal antigen test. Six (21%) of 28 patients tested positive, giving an approximate yearly recurrence rate of 7%, a rate considerably higher than that in the general population (H. pylori be retested for an interval of 3−5 years after treatment. (Intern Med J 2004; 34: 000−000)Keywords
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