The diagnostic value of endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori tests for peptic ulcer patients in late post-treatment setting

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Maaroos, Heidi Ingrid ^a   Andreson, Helena ^a   Lõivukene, Krista ^a   Hütt, Pirje ^a   Kolk, Helgi ^a   Kull, Ingrid ^a   Labotkin, Katrin ^a   Mikelsaar, Marika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; VALIDATION PROCESS; BIOPSY; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 10444263663     PISSN: 1471230X     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-4-27     Document Type: Article

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