Helicobacter pylori infection - Recent developments in diagnosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 9299-9313

  Lopes, Ana Isabel ^a   Vale, Filipa F ^a   Oleastro, Mónica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Helicobacter pylori; Histology; Molecular methods; Serology; Stool antigen test; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAGNIFYING ENDOSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; RAPID UREASE TEST; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOOL ANTIGEN TEST; UREA BREATH TEST; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; GASTROSCOPY; GENETICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SEROLOGY; STOMACH;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; UREA; UREASE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FECES; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STOMACH; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 84908877043     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9299     Document Type: Review

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