The 13C-urea breath test as a predictor of intragastric bacterial load and severity of Helicobacter pylori gastritis

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-28

  Perri, F ^a   Clemente, R ^a   Pastore, M ^a   Quitadamo, M ^a   Festa, V ^a   Bisceglia, M ^a   Li Bergoli, M ^a   Lauriola, G ^a   Leandro, G ^b   Ghoos, Y ^c   Rutgeerts, P ^c   Andriulli, A ^d  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Breath test; Helicobacter pylori; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

UREA; CARBON;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOPSY; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UREA;

EID: 6844254560     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519850186797     Document Type: Article

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