02 September 2023 : Clinical Research
Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of Helicobacter pylori in 50 Antibiotic Treatment-Naive Children in Northeast Poland Diagnosed by Gastric or Duodenal Biopsy Between February 2019 and May 2022
Magdalena Kucharska
1ABCDEF*, Katarzyna Zdanowicz 1C, Tamara Daniluk 2BC, Robert Bucki 2DEF, Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn 1DEF, Urszula Daniluk 1CDF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941195
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941195
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with positive H. pylori culture results (n=50).
| Parameter | H. pylori-positive (n, %) |
|---|---|
| Gender, Female | 26 (52%) |
| Age, median (range) | 11 (3–17) |
| Symptoms | |
| Abdominal pain | 38 (76%) |
| Nausea | 13 (26%) |
| Vomiting | 9 (18%) |
| Abdominal bloating | 8 (16%) |
| Weight loss | 9 (18%) |
| Poor appetite | 11 (22%) |
| Endoscopic lesions | |
| Nodularity gastritis | 46 (92%) |
| Severe diffuse redness | 23 (46%) |
| Mild diffuse redness | 20 (40%) |
| Enlarged folds | 3 (6%) |
| History of antibiotic therapy | 10 (20%) |
| in the family (1/2 degree relatives) | 19 (38%) |
| Smoking household | 16 (32%) |