Stool immunoassay for Helicobacter pylori is not specific enough

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7248, 2000, Pages 1541-

  Guslandi, Mario ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034600467     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7248.1541     Document Type: Letter

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