Accuracy of Helicobacter pylori serology in two peptic ulcer populations and in healthy controls

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 5039-5045

  Lindsetmo, Rolv Ole ^a   Johnsen, Roar ^b   Eide, Tor Jac ^c   Gutteberg, Tore ^a   Husum, Hanne Haukland ^a   Revhaug, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

C14 urea breath test; Gastric inflammation; Helicobacter pylori serology; Peptic ulcers; Test characteristics

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; UREA BREATH TEST; VAGOTOMY; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GASTRITIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BREATH TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 58149121637     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5039     Document Type: Article

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