Controlled, Household-Randomized, Open-Label Trial of the Effect of Treatment of<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>Infection on Iron Deficiency among Children in Rural Alaska: Results at 40 Months

Abstract

The resolution of H. pylori infection for >14 months modestly reduced the prevalence of iron deficiency and substantially reduced the prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia. H. pylori likely plays a casual role in hematological outcomes for some children.