French Pediatric Helicobacter Pylori Observatory

Data Collection for the Creation of the French Pediatric Helicobacter Pylori Observatory

Helicobacter pylori is a major human pathogen associated with significant morbidity. The treatment oriented by the antibiogram or PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) should be privileged in children. However, the optimal treatment for the eradication of pediatric H. pylori infection is still not established.

No French consensus conference on the management of H. pylori infection in children taking into account the epidemiological data available for this infection has been published. The description of diagnostic and therapeutic management procedures has not yet been specifically described according to the country of birth of children. The main objective is to collect data enabling the establishment of a French observatory of Helicobacter pylori in children in order to provide a national database.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child with confirmed H. pylori infection by direct diagnostic methods after periendoscopic gastric biopsies
• Age < 18
• No opposition of at least one of the 2 parents to the use of health data for research purposes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child with confirmed H. pylori infection by indirect diagnostic methods