title: Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. Stool tests.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. vairadin@med.unibo.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vaira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menegatti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gatta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miglioli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial