Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Risk Factors of Infection in Children.

infection is a global public health problem associated with some gastrointestinal diseases in children, especially in developing countries, since prevalence of is low in the developed world. Both noninvasive (stool antigen test, urea breath test, and blood test) and invasive (histology, rapid urease test, and microbiological culture) tests have been utilized to detect infection. However, a single test is not reliable enough and does not provide accurate enough data to determine infection among children. Risk factors of infection in children were related to ethnicities, household properties, geographic location, living conditions, water sources, type of housing, presence/absence of sewage systems, and garbage collection within the living environment. These risk factors were usually associated with the socioeconomic status of the family. This review article aims to determine the gaps in the knowledge of the epidemiology, risk factors, and diagnostic tests of infection among children. Ozbey G, Hanafiah A. Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Risk Factors of Infection in Children. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(1):34-39.