Comparison of biopsy and serological methods of diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection and the potential role of antibiotics

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1291-1296

  Luthra, Gurinder K ^a   DiNuzzo, Anthony R ^a   Gourley, William K ^a   Crowe, Sheila E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYLORIC ANTRUM; UREASE;

EID: 0032148139     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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