Validation of the string test for the recovery of Helicobacter pylori from gastric secretions and correlation of its results with urea breath test results, serology, and gastric pH levels.
The efficacy of the string culture test to isolate Helicobacter pylori from gastric secretions of 28 volunteers was studied. With the urea breath test (UBT) as the "gold standard," the string culture test showed a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 100%. The results of string culture did not correlate with the UBT results, with serum antibody levels, or with the pH levels of gastric secretions.
Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Coordinación de Investigación, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico. jtorres1@axtel.net
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D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001944:Breath Tests; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media; D014508:Urea