Acquisition of Helicobacter pylori infection after outbreaks of gastroenteritis: prospective cohort survey in institutionalised young people

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Published inBMJ Vol. 329; no. 7459; pp. 204 - 205
Main Authors Laporte, Rémi, Pernes, Philippe, Pronnier, Pascale, Gottrand, Frédéric, Vincent, Pascal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 24.07.2004
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Cohort Studies
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Diarrhea
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
France - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology
Helicobacter Infections - transmission
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Infant
Infections
Institutionalization
Prevalence
France
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Correspondence to: P Vincent, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Hôpital Calmette, 1 Boulevard J Leclercq, 59037 Lille Cedex, France
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Funding: RL received a scholarship from Laboratoire Gallia.
Contributors: RL performed the literature search, data collection, and biological and epidemiological analysis and interpretation, and drafted the report. PV was the academic supervisor of RL. PV initiated the project, was responsible for funding and design, organised the collection of samples, helped interpret the results, and wrote and revised the report; he will act as guarantor for the paper. PhP and PP were responsible for the care of the patients and management of the institution. FG was involved in the design of the study and advised on medical issues and discrepancies during the study. All authors critically analysed the data and wrote the paper.
We thank Marie-Jeanne Capron, Christine Guillemant, and the nursing staff of Centre Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Vendin-le-Vieil, for help during the study, Danielle Samaille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, for transport of samples, and M Simonet for critical reading of the manuscript.
Ethical approval: This study was approved by the local ethics committee, Vendin-le-Vieil.
Correspondence to: P Vincent, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Hôpital Calmette, 1 Boulevard J Leclercq, 59037 Lille Cedex, France p-vincent@chru-lille.fr
Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.329.7459.204