Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis in hospitalised elderly patients: The stool antigen test (HpSA) in comparison with other methods

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-355

  Inelmen, Emine M ^a   Maccari, Tommaso ^b   Enzi, Giuliano ^a   Gasparini, Giulia ^a   Fuson, Fabio ^a   Davanzo, Barbara ^a   Tiozzo, Francesca ^a   Ancona, Fabio ^b   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a   Maggi, Stefania ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b S ANTONIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged patients; Diagnostic accuracy; Helicobacter pylori; Non invasive tests; Stool antigen assay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UREA;

AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH BIOPSY; UREA BREATH TEST;

HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 10244249134     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324563     Document Type: Article

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