The published data on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalence and its relationship with abdominal pain in Saudi Arabia is scarce. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of H. pylori and its relationship with chronic recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) among school students in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia.Three hundred and fourteen school students, 103 at the intermediate level (grades 7-9) aged 12-15 years and 211 at the secondary level (grades 10-12) aged 15-18 years were tested for H. pylori. Urea breath test (UBT) was used for this purpose. Children with chronic RAP were identified as per the Apley criteria.Overall, the UBT was positive in 86/314 (27.4

作者：Abdulwahab M A, Telmesani

来源：Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2009 年 15卷 2期