An optimized 13C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of H pylori infection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 41, 2007, Pages 5454-5464

  Campuzano Maya, Germán ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Laboratorio Clinico Hematologico   (Colombia)

Author keywords

13C urea breath test; Accuracy; Cost; Diagnosis; H pylori

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST MEAL; UREA BREATH TEST; VALIDATION STUDY; VOLUNTEER; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 35348947456     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i41.5454     Document Type: Article

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