High Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among School-Aged Children in Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam

• Main Authors: Thai Hoang Che (Author), Tu Cam Nguyen (Author), Dung Thi Thuy Ngo (Author), Hiep Thanh Nguyen (Author), Khang Tan Vo (Author), Xuan Minh Ngo (Author), Dinh Quang Truong (Author), Patrick Bontems (Author), Annie Robert (Author), Phuong Ngoc Van Nguyen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: There is no study on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in pupils of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC), the most overcrowded city in Vietnam. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of H. pylori and its geographical spread among school-aged children.Methods: A school...