Comparison of culture, histopathology and urease testing for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori gastritis and susceptibility to amoxycillin, clarithromycin, metronidazole and tetracycline

Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-187

  Grove, David I ^a   Koutsouridis, George ^a   Cummins, Adrian G ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Culture; Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Histopathology; Urease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; UREASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RELIABILITY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0031945711     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029800169206     Document Type: Article

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