title: The duodenal string test. A simple multipurpose diagnostic tool in clinical pediatrics.
abstract: The duodenal string test capsule is a cheap and simple device used for sampling the contents of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Its major applications in pediatrics are in diagnosis of enteric parasitic infestations, confirmation of contaminated small-bowel syndrome, diagnosis of Salmonella infection, and assessment of neonatal cholestasis. Pediatricians should be aware of this invaluable diagnostic aid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Korman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002214:Capsules; D002648:Child; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004386:Duodenum; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic