Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) versus laser-assisted ratio analyzer (LARA): A comparative study using two doses of [13C]urea and two test meals for pre- and posttreatment diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2168-2174

  Savarino, V ^a,b   Landi, F ^a,b   Dulbecco, P ^a,b   Ricci, C ^a,b   Tessieri, L ^a,b   Biagini, R ^a,b   Gatta, L ^a,b   Miglioli, M ^a,b   Celle, G ^a,b   Vaira, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helicobacterpylori; Test meals; Urea breath test; Urea dosages

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISMUTH; CARBON 13; CITRIC ACID; CLARITHROMYCIN; ENSURE; ISOTOPE; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR; UREA; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; EQUIPMENT; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TEST MEAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; BREATH TESTS; CITRIC ACID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 17744376372     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026605021484     Document Type: Article

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