Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a population of 15 to 35 years old in Mashhad
Mahdieh Khoshakhlagh, Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Fatemeh Asgharian, Arghavan Kamali, Safoora Sa’d Abadi, Kimia Jafarpour, Samaneh Abolbashari, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi · 2024
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Mahdieh Khoshakhlagh and co-authors measured how common a stomach bacterium is among young people in Mashhad, Iran, in a 2024 study. The bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, drives several gut disorders and is widespread in Iran. The team tested blood from nine hundred and thirty-three residents aged fifteen to thirty-five for three kinds of antibody against it.
About thirty-nine percent carried the main antibody, marking past or present infection. Positivity tied to occupation, body mass index, marital status, and age. It showed no clear link with sex, schooling, chronic disease history, or smoking. The authors present the figure as a first for this age group in the city and suggest wider studies across more ages to complete the picture.
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| CREATOR | Mahdieh Khoshakhlagh, Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Fatemeh Asgharian, Arghavan Kamali, Safoora Sa’d Abadi, Kimia Jafarpour, Samaneh Abolbashari, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |