The effect of test duration on the sensitivity and specificity of ultra- rapid urease test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-619

  Ho, Khek Yu ^b   Kang, J Y ^a   Lim, T P ^c   Yeoh, K G ^c   Wee, A ^c  

^a JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; Urease test

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 0032451665     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1998.tb00657.x     Document Type: Article

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