Reliability of biopsy-based diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori after treatment aimed at its eradication

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1255-1258

  Van Der Wouden, Egbert Jan ^a   Thijs, Jacob C ^a   Van Zwet, Anton A ^b   Oey, H Beng ^a   Kleibeuker, Jan H ^c  

^a Bethesda Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service of Groningen   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Histology; Polymerase chain reaction; Post treatment; Urease test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISMUTH CITRATE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE; UREA; UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032737075     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199911000-00012     Document Type: Article

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