Comparison of three stool antigen assays with the 13C- urea breath test for the primary diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection and monitoring treatment outcome

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 595-599

  Hooton, Carmel ^a   Keohane, John ^a   Clair, Jim ^b   Azam, Mohammad ^b   O'Mahony, Seamus ^a   Crosbie, Orla ^a   Lucey, Brigid ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Stool antigen detection; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; FECES ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 33744486603     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200606000-00004     Document Type: Article

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