Helicobacter pylori Infection Linked to Decreased Iron Levels in Otherwise Healthy Children
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Children without previous iron deficiencies or anemia who remained infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had significantly lower levels of iron compared to children who had the infection eradicated, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).