A comparison amongst three rapid urease tests to diagnose Helicobacter pylori infection in 375 consecutive dyspeptic

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Vaira, Dino ^a   Gatta, Luigi ^b   Ricci, Chiara ^c   Perna, Federico ^a   Saracino, Ilaria ^a   Fiorini, Giulia ^a   Castelli, Valentina ^a   Holton, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

UREA; UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; DYSPEPSIA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 76049087088     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-009-0344-2     Document Type: Article

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