Rapid urease test from non-ulcer part of stomach is superior to histology from ulcer in detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric ulcer

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 60, 2004, Pages 1877-1880

  Ho, Chiu Yung ^b   Chen, Tseng Shing ^a   Chang, Full Young ^b   Lee, Shou Dong ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gastric ulcer; Helicobacter pylorii; Histological examination; Rapid urease test

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID UREASE TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; TAIWAN; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH ULCER; UREASE;

EID: 6344282213     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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