Oliva M M, Lazenby A J, Perman J A
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Mod Pathol. 1993 Sep;6(5):513-5.
Interest in possible microbiological causes of gastritis has significantly increased since the discovery of Helicobacter pylori. Recently a spiral bacterium named Gastrospirillum hominis was described in association with chronic gastritis in adult patients. Here, we present the finding of Gastrospirillum hominis in the gastric biopsies of two children who underwent upper endoscopy for gastrointestinal symptoms. The frequency of Gastrospirillum hominis (0.3%) in our pediatric population was similar to that reported in adults. We observed a chronic gastritis associated with the spiral bacteria which was milder than the gastritis noted in our pediatric patients with Helicobacter pylori infection. Further comparisons between these two organisms, as well as the literature on Gastrospirillum hominis, are also reviewed.
自幽门螺杆菌被发现以来，人们对胃炎可能的微生物病因的兴趣显著增加。最近，一种名为人类胃螺杆菌的螺旋菌被描述与成年患者的慢性胃炎有关。在此，我们报告在两名因胃肠道症状接受上消化道内镜检查的儿童胃活检中发现人类胃螺杆菌。我们儿科人群中人类胃螺杆菌的检出率（0.3%）与成人中报告的相似。我们观察到与螺旋菌相关的慢性胃炎，其程度比我们感染幽门螺杆菌的儿科患者中所见到的胃炎要轻。还对这两种微生物之间的进一步比较以及关于人类胃螺杆菌的文献进行了综述。
