Comparison of the 13C-urea blood test to histology and rapid urease testing in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-70

  Jolley, Christopher D ^a   Wagner, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

13C urea blood test; Diagnostics; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; UREASE; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; UREA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INGESTION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 33846082402     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000243426.78721.bc     Document Type: Article

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