Effect of simethicone on the accuracy of the rapid urease test

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 851-854

  Ng, Fook Hong ^a,c   Wong, Siu Yin ^a   Kng, Carolyn ^a   Chow, Siu Lun ^a   Lai, Kam Chuen ^b   Ng, Wing Fung ^a  

^a Ruttonjee Hospital

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Simethicone; Urease

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; SIMETHICONE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID UREASE TEST; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0031725256     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199810000-00007     Document Type: Article

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