Diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection: Current options and developments

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 11221-11235

  Wang, Yao Kuang ^a,b   Kuo, Fu Chen ^c   Liu, Chung Jung ^b   Wu, Meng Chieh ^b,d   Shih, Hsiang Yao ^b,d   Wang, Sophie S W ^b,e   Wu, Jeng Yih ^b   Kuo, Chao Hung ^b   Huang, Yao Kang ^e,f   Wu, Deng Chyang ^b,d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Department of Urology Ten Chan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Diagnosis; Eradication; Gastrectomy; Helicobacter pylori; Invasive; Noninvasive; Oral specimen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPID UREASE TEST; SEROLOGY; STOOL ANTIGEN TEST; UREA BREATH TEST; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENETICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOMARKERS; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FECES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84944937234     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11221     Document Type: Article

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