Use of LARA-urea breath test in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents: A preliminary study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 701-706

  Day, Andrew S ^a,d   van Zanten, Sander Veldhuyzen ^b   Otley, Anthony R ^b   Best, Linda ^b   Griffiths, Anne Marie ^a   Sherman, Philip M ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C urea breath testing; Children; Helicobacter pylori; Serology; Stool antigen testing

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STOMACH ANTRUM; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 0346656728     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/681340     Document Type: Article

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