Does the urea breath test predict eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection?

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-7

  Unler, Gulhan Kanat ^a   Ozgur, Gulsum Teke ^a   Gokturk, Huseyin Savas ^a   Durukan, Elif ^a   Erhamamci, Seval ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eradication; Helicobacter pylori; Urea breath test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBON; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UREA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASTE DISORDER; UREA BREATH TEST; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREATH TESTS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LANSOPRAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 84957998543     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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