Accuracy of the [13C]-urea breath test in diagnosing Helicobacter pylori gastritis in pediatric patients

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Delvin, Edgard E ^a,b,c   Brazier, Jean L ^b   Deslandres, Colette ^a,b   Alvarez, Fernando ^a,b   Russo, Pierre ^a,b   Seidman, Ernest ^a,b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic methods; Helicobacter pylori; Pediatric; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

UREA; CARBON;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH ANTRUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORIC ANTRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0032589843     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199901000-00014     Document Type: Article

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