13C urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori: Evaluation of 10-minute breath collection

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 775-778

  Mauro, Marina ^a   Radovic, Vladimir ^a   Wolfe, Melanie ^a   Kamath, Markad ^a   Bercik, Premsyl ^a   Armstrong, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C urea breath test; Cut off point; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; UREA; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BREATH TEST; BIOPSY; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UREA;

EID: 33845889474     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/749453     Document Type: Article

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