Insensitivity of the CLOtest for H. pylori, especially in the elderly [2]

Gastroenterology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 243-244

  Abdalla, A M ^a   Sordillo, E M ^a   Hanzely, Z ^a   Perez Perez, G I ^a   Blaser, M J ^a   Holt, P R ^a   Moss, S F ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UREASE;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; GERIATRIC CARE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0031801749     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(98)70401-9     Document Type: Letter

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