Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test: A reliable non-invasive test for the diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection in children

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1061-1065

  van Doorn, Olga J ^a   Bosman, Diederik K ^a   van’t Hoff, Ben W ^a   Taminiau, Jan A ^a   Ten Kate, Fibo J ^a   van der Ende, Arie ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Faeces; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STOMACH ANTRUM;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034802321     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200109000-00011     Document Type: Article

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