A combined antral and corpus rapid urease testing protocol can increase diagnostic accuracy despite a low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients undergoing routine gastroscopy

United European Gastroenterology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 432-436

  Parihar, Vikrant ^a   Holleran, Grainne ^a   Hall, Barry ^a   Brennan, Denise ^b   Crotty, Paul ^a   McNamara, Deirdre ^a,b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

diagnostic yield; Helicobacter pylori; Rapid Urease Test; sensitivity

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTRAL RAPID UREASE TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS RAPID UREASE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID UREASE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85006219620     PISSN: 20506406     EISSN: 20506414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050640615573374     Document Type: Article

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