En población pediátrica no solicitar pruebas no invasivas (test de aliento con urea, antígeno en heces, serología) en el diagnóstico inicial de infección por Helicobacter pylori, salvo si hay antecedentes familiares de primer grado de cáncer gástrico, en cuyo caso está indicado el test del aliento con urea o el antígeno en heces

Evidence-based Guidelines From ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children. 2011. Sibylle Koletzko, Nicola L. Jones, Karen J. Goodman, Benjamin Gold, Marion Rowland, Samy Cadranel, Sonny Chong, Richard B. Colletti, Thomas Casswall, Yoram Elitsur, Jeannette Guarner, Nicolas Kalach, Armando Madrazo, Francis Megraud, Giuseppina Oderda, on Behalf of the H pylori Working Groups of ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN. Clinical Guidelines, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182227e90.

Updated joint ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN guidelines for management of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents First published: 15 August 2024. Matjaž Homan, Nicola L. Jones, Patrick Bontems, Matthew W. Carroll, Steven J. Czinn, Benjamin D. Gold, Karen Goodman, Paul R. Harris, Robert Jerris, Nicolas Kalach, Michal Kori, Francis Megraud, Marion Rowland, Marta Tavares, on behalf of ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN. Practice Guidelines, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12314.