Evaluation of a new enzyme immunoassay for detecting Helicobacter pylori in feces: A prospective pilot study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1830-1833

  Trevisani, Lucio ^a   Sartori, Sergio ^a   Galvani, Fabrizio ^a   Rossi, Maria Rita ^a   Ruina, Marco ^b   Chiamenti, Carlo ^b   Caselli, Michele ^b  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033011085     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01213.x     Document Type: Article

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