Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori with a stool antigen assay in frail, elderly patients

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 794-799

  Inelmen, Emine Meral ^a   Gasparini, Giulia ^a   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a   Enzi, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Helicobacter pylori; HpSA; Stool antigen test

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STOOL ANTIGEN ASSAY; UREA BREATH TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; COHORT STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GASTROSCOPY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 22144476543     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510015638     Document Type: Article

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