Stool test for Helicobacter pylori

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 446-447

  Vaira, D ^a   Gatta, L ^a   Ricci, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPEPSIA; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UREA BREATH TEST; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 4444343861     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.03.003     Document Type: Note

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