Investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection among symptomatic children in Hangzhou from 2007 to 2014: a retrospective study with 12,796 cases

BACKGROUND AND AIM: infection among children with gastrointestinal symptoms in Hangzhou, a representative city of eastern China. METHODS: C-urea breath test was conducted from January 2007 to December 2014 in the Children's hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The demographic information and main symptoms of every subject were recorded. RESULTS: < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: infection will be helpful to its management strategies in children in China.