Breath test is very reliable for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in real clinical practice

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 612-618

  Gomollon F ^a   Ducons, J A ^b   Santolaria, S ^b   Lera Omiste, I ^b   Guirao, R ^b   Ferrero, M ^b   Montoro, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Test and scope; Test and treat; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON 13; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE POLYP; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPEN STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BREATH TEST; BREATH ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1542394090     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00373-6     Document Type: Article

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