Validation of the 13C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children: A multicenter study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 646-650

  Bazzoli, Franco ⁱ   Cecchini, Liliana ^c   Corvaglia, Luigi ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Dall'Antonia, Martino ^h   De Giacomo, Costantino ^f   Fossi, Stefania ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Casali, Luigi Gobio ^e   Gullini, Sergio ^d   Lazzari, Rosanna ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Leggeri, Giorgio ^c   Lerro, Pietro ^g   Valdambrini, Valeria ^f   Mandrioli, Gianni ^d   Marani, Miris ^c   Martelli, Paolo ^g   Miano, Angelo ^c   Nicolini, Gianni ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Oderda, Giuseppina ^g   Pazzi, Paolo ^d   Pozzato, Paolo ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Ricciardiello, Luigi ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Roda, Enrico ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Simoni, Patrizia ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Sottili, Sandra ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Torre, Giuliano ^h   Urso, Luigina ^h   Zagari, Rocco Maurizio ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Radiologia   (Italy)

^e CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^h INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; GLUCOSE POLYMER; UREA; UREASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST MEAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; BODY SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0033621996     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00895-3     Document Type: Article

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