Test and treat for dyspepsia—but which test?

BMJ

Volumn 330, Issue 7483, 2005, Pages 105-106

  Mcnulty, Cliodna ^a   Teare, Louise ^b   Owen, Robert ^c   Tompkins, David ^c   Hawtin, Peter ^d   Mccoll, Kenneth ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mid Essex   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPEPSIA; EDITORIAL; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STOMACH; STOOL ANTIGEN TEST; TIME; UREA BREATH TEST;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; DYSPEPSIA; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; UREA;

EID: 12344300680     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7483.105     Document Type: Editorial

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