AccuStat whole blood fingerstick test for Helicobacter pylori infection: A reliable screening method

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-53

  Metz, David C ^a  

^a Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody testing; Gastritis; Peptic ulcer disease; Serology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031852708     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199807000-00010     Document Type: Article

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