1. Does Helicobater pylori initiate or perpetuate immune thrombocytopenic purpura?
by Marc Michel, Nichola Cooper, Christelle Jean, Christine Frissora, and James B. Bussel
Blood
Volume 103(3):
February 1, 2004
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2. Age distribution of H pylori infection.
Age distribution of H pylori infection. The rate (%) of H pylori infection according to age (≥ 20 years) found in patients with ITP and in 7465 healthy adults in the United States.14 Although the methods of diagnosis used in the 2 groups were different (ie, breath test in the ITP group and serology in the study from Everhart et al14), the likelihood of H pylori infection increased with age in both cases.
Marc Michel et al. Blood 2004;103:
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