Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and serum ferritin level in primary school children of Tehran-Iran.

Objective: To determine the relationship between serum Ferritin levels and Helicobacter pylori antibody titer (IgG) in primary school children with H.pylori infection.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among 6-12 year old healthy primary schoolchildren in Tehran during the academic year 2005-2006.

Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and serum ferritin level in primary school children in Tehran-Iran.

Iron deficiency can cause cognitive and functional learning disorders in children. Some studies have reported a relationship between low serum ferritin levels in patients with anemia and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection.