Utility of stool sample-based tests for the diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 718-728

  Leal, Yelda A ^a   Cedillo Rivera, Roberto ^a   Simón, J Abraham ^b   Velázquez, Juan R ^c   Flores, Laura L ^d   Torres, Javier ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b BIOCEM/HRAEPY Mérida Yucatán ^*  (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; meta analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 79959268193     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182077d33     Document Type: Article

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