02 September 2023>: Clinical Research
Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of in 50 Antibiotic Treatment-Naïve 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 1CDFDOI: 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%) |