Endoscopic tests for the diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection in children: Validation of rapid urease test

Helicobacter

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-232

  Roma Giannikou, Eleftheria ^a   Roubani, Alkaterini ^a   Sgouras, Dionyssios N ^b   Panayiotou, Joanna ^a   Van Vliet, Catherine ^c   Polyzos, Alexandros ^a   Roka, Kleoniki ^a   Daikos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial density; Children; H. pylori; Nodularity; Rapid urease test; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CULTURE; UREA BREATH TEST; UREASE TEST; VALIDATION STUDY; BREATH ANALYSIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

UREASE;

ADOLESCENT; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREASE;

EID: 77952277379     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2010.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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