Accuracy of the 14C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 68-71

  Britto Gomes, Ana Thereza ^a,b   Coelho, Luciano Kowalsky ^a,c   Secaf, Marie ^a   Pimenta Módena, José Luiz ^a   De Almeida Troncon, Luiz Ernesto ^a   De Oliveira, Ricardo Brandt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Faculty of Medicine of Blumenau   (Brazil)

Author keywords

14C urea breath test; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; UREASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BREAST EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 27644451804     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: 15163180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802002000300002     Document Type: Article

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