Practice Guideline Endorsement

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children : Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment.

Abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment.

The Guidelines are available as a PDF file from The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Web site free-of-charge at: http://www.naspghan.org/sub/position_papers/00005176_200011000_00007.pdf.

This guideline is in the process of being revised as of December 2005.

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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