Non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection

Reviews in Gastroenterological Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Vakil, Nimish ^a   Vaira, Dino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dyspepsia; Helicobacter pylori; Non invasive tests

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; UREA BREATH TEST; URINALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 1542515279     PISSN: 1533001X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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