Rapid urease tests lack sensitivity in Helicobacter pylori diagnosis when peptic ulcer disease presents with bleeding

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1166-1170

  Lee, J M ^a   Breslin, N P ^a   Fallon, C ^a   O'Morain C A ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENUM BLEEDING; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREASE;

EID: 0034116225     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00796-6     Document Type: Article

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