Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. Stool tests.
From the limited data available, it seems that the H. pylori stool assay represents a highly accurate diagnostic tool to detect H. pylori infection before and shortly after therapy. As a test that is noninvasive, accurate, simple, and cost-effective, the H. pylori stool assay has the potential to become the preferred diagnostic tool in many different clinical settings from epidemiologic studies to pediatric investigations, from pre-endoscopic screening policies to posttherapy monitoring.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. vairadin@med.unibo.it
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Ricci
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Berardi
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D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial