Screening for Helicobacter pylori in young dyspeptic patients referred for investigation - Endoscopy for those who test negative

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 577-582

  Breslin, N P ^b   Lee, J ^b   Buckley, M ^b   O'Morain, C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 0031811672     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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