Screening to Identify and Eradicate Helicobacter pylori Infection in Teenagers in Japan
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Rapid Detection of Fecal Antigen of Helicobacter pylori Infection Based on Double Antibody Sandwich Detection Technology
Published on: May 23, 2025
Taiji Akamatsu1, Takuma Okamura2, Yugo Iwaya2
1Endoscopy Center, Suzaka Prefectural Hospital, Nagano Prefectural Hospital Organization, 1332 Suzaka, Suzaka, Nagano 382-0091, Japan; Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the prevalence and effect of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japanese teenagers. The study subjects were students ages 16 to 17 from one high school studied between 2007 and 2013. Students who tested positive on this screening examination underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and biopsy samples to determine their H pylori status using culture and histology. Cure of H pylori infections was determined by urea breath test. The low rate of prevalence of H pylori infection in present Japanese teenagers makes it possible and cost effective to perform examinations and carry out treatment of this infection in nationwide health screenings of high school students.
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