The Chemtrak Hp Chek fingerstick whole blood serology test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-19

  Chey, W D ^a   Murthy, U K ^a   Linscheer, W ^a   Barish, C ^a   Riff, D ^a   Rubin, H ^a   Safdi, M ^a   Schwartz, H ^a   Shah, U ^a   Wruble, L ^a   El Zimaity, H M T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOPSY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0032411134     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.016_c.x     Document Type: Article

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