Baxendell K, et al. - In young Ethiopian school children, researchers studied the connection between H. pylori infection and platelet indices. For this cross-sectional study, samples of blood and stool were collected in five elementary schools in Ethiopia from 971 children. After adjusting potential confounders, H. pylori-infected children had a lower average platelet count and mean platelet volume vs those who were uninfected; they also had a lower red blood cell count. Further studies are needed to determine the cause.