title: Clinical value of Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, for detecting H pylori infection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the reliability of the Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, for detecting H pylori infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stool specimens were collected from 53 patients who received upper endoscopy examination due to gastrointestinal symptoms. ImmunoCard STAT HpSA was used to detect H pylori stool antigens. H pylori infection was detected based on three different tests: the urease test, Warthin-Starry staining and culture. H pylori status was defined as positive when both the urease test and histology or culture alone was positive.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values and the total accuracy of ImmunoCard STAT HpSA for the diagnosis of H pylori infection were 92.6% (25/27), 88.5% (23/26), 89.3% (25/28), 92% (23/25) and 90.6% (48/53), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, is a simple noninvasive and accurate test for the diagnosis of H pylori infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Peng-Bin
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Si-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Da
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial