association between iron deficiency anemia and helicobacter pylori infection among children under six years in iran.
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this study was conducted to evaluate the association between h. pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (ida) among preschool children (age range: 40-75 months) at a tertiary referral hospital in tehran.in a case-control study, the prevalence of h. pylori seropositivity was compared between 64 children with ida diagnosis and 70 healthy non-anemic sex- and age-matched controls. totally, 52 (81.3%) children with ida and 10 (14.3%) non-anemic controls had a positive antibody level for h. pylori specific igg and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (p<0.0001). h. pylori infection had a significant high prevalence among preschool patients with ida. eradication of h. pylori infection is recommended for patients with refractory ida.
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۵۳، شماره ۴، صفحات ۲۲۰-۲۲۴
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