13C-urea breath tests are the noninvasive method of choice for Helicobacter pylori detection

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 681-683

  Chiba, Naoki ^a,b   Veldhuyzen Van Zanten, Sander J O ^c  

^a Surrey GI Clinic   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON 13; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UREA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BREATH TESTS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0033237996     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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