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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Vaccines in Gastroenterology
Chalapathi Rao Achanta
Department of Gastroenterology, Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain
Correspondence Address:
Chalapathi Rao Achanta
Department of Gastroenterology, Bahrain Specialist Hospital
Kingdom of Bahrain
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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We review the physiology of gastric acid secretion and main clinical complications of hypochloridria in childhood. It has become a common practice to treat infants and children who have suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease by using acid-suppressive medications empirically. Multiple studies in adult patients indicate an increase in risk of infection, nutritional impairment and imunological complications literature update is revisited in order to summarize acid-suppressive medications adverse effects in infants and children on long-term use.
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