Stool antigen tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori in children

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Kolho, Kaija Leena ^a   Klemola, Timo ^b   Koivusalo, Antti ^a   Rautelin, Hilpi ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Families; Fecal tests; H. pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 33746394580     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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