A citric acid solution is an optimal test drink in the 13C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-462

  Dominguez Munoz J E ^a   Leodolter, A ^a   Sauerbruch, T ^b   Malfertheiner, P ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breath test; Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030927524     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.4.459     Document Type: Article

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