Sensitivity and specificity of various diagnostic tests in the detection of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-93

  Essa, Farhan ^a   Taj, Yasmeen ^a   Kazmi, Shahana Urooj ^b   Abdullah, Essa ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Helicobacter pylori; Helicourease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATALASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; N,N,N',N' TETRAMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY; CHILD; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREASE;

EID: 0037732807     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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