Diagnostic accuracy of a new rapid urease test (Pronto Dry) before and after treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection;Accuratezza diagnostica di un nuovo test all'ureasi (Pronto Dry) per la diagnosi e il monitoraggio dell'infezione da Halicobacter pylori

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Perna, F ^a   Ricci, C ^a   Gatta, L ^a   Bernabucci, V ^a   Cavina, M ^a   Miglioli, M ^a   Vaira, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Helicobacter pylori infection, diagnosis; Urease test

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME ASSAY; EVALUATION; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; UREA BREATH TEST;

ENZYME TESTS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; UREASE;

EID: 28444449511     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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