Touch cytology: A reliable and cost-effective method for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2299-2303

  Trevisani, Lucio ^a,b   Sartori, Sergio ^a   Ruina, Marco ^a   Caselli, Michele ^a   Abbasciano, Vincenzo ^a   Grandi, Enrico ^a   Forini, Elena ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Histology; Rapid urease test; Touch cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYLORIC ANTRUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREASE;

EID: 0031454874     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018874919571     Document Type: Article

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