Evaluation of a novel stool native catalase antigen test for Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic North American children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-402

  Cardenas, Victor M ^a   Dominguez, Delfina C ^b   Puentes, Flor A ^a   Aragaki, Corinne C ^a   Goodman, Karen J ^d   Graham, David Y ^c   Fukuda, Yoshihiro ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatography; Helicobacter pylori; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BREATH TEST;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATALASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 41449112366     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318148b688     Document Type: Article

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