Maternal infection spreading Helicobacter pylori

One way of Helicobacter pylori infection in children may be maternal infection. Aim of the study: to investigate whether Helicobacter pylori infection in mothers raises infection rate of their children. Patients and method: 36 members of 11 families were investigated. Each mother, each child but only as many as 7 fathers have undergone the C13 urea breath test. The mean age of mothers was 43.9 that of fathers was 47.7, children was 14.3 years. Results: 6 mothers and 4 fathers were Helicobacter pylori negative, and 5 mothers and 3 fathers were Helicobacter pylori positive. Out of 8 children from 6 Helicobacter py…