Comparison of serum, salivary, and rapid whole blood diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori and their validation against endoscopy based tests

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 454-458

  Reilly, T G ^a   Poxon, V ^a   Sanders, D S A ^a   Elliott, T S J ^a   Walt, R P ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C urea breath rest; ELISA serology; Helicobacterpylori diagnosis; Histology; Rapid whole blood test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0030913031     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.4.454     Document Type: Article

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