Upfront special staining for helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy specimens is not indicated

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 84-88

  Chitkara, Yoginder ^a  

^a Carondelet St Mary's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric biopsy specimens; Gastritis; H pylori; H pylori infection; Helicobacter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STOMACH BIOPSY; BIOPSY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

BIOPSY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84923530016     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP0G6INEDBSXCN     Document Type: Article

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