A rapid-release 50-mg tablet-based 13C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Wong, W M ^a   Lam, S K ^a   Lai, K C ^a   Chu, K M ^a   Xia, H H X ^a   Wong, K W ^a   Cheung, K L ^a   Lin, S K ^a   Wong, B C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID; DIABACT AB; UREA; UREASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG RELEASE; DYSPEPSIA; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TABLET FORMULATION; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITRIC ACID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TABLETS; UREA;

EID: 0037312613     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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