Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection by polymerase chain reaction: Is it worth it?

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Brooks, H J L ^a   Ahmed, D ^a   McConnell, M A ^a   Barbezat, G O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Detection methods; Gastric biopsy specimens; Helicobacter pylori; PCR of glmM gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 5444275028     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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