How useful is the rapid urease test for evaluating the success of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 600-601

  Vaira, Dino ^a   Perna, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UREASE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GIEMSA STAIN; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID UREASE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 35848964345     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0966     Document Type: Short Survey

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