title: Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori.
abstract: Although there are attempts to perform Helicobacter pylori diagnosis directly in vivo using magnification endoscopy, most articles on diagnosis this year concerned non-invasive tests and molecular methods. For urea breath tests, there are attempts to have a quicker and cheaper test and to evaluate its role in cases of premalignant lesions. For stool antigens tests, evaluation of kits using monoclonal antibodies was carried out. Molecular tests have been applied for typing and detection of resistant mutants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem Yalinay
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Cirak
authors.forename: Yakut
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akyön
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001944:Breath Tests; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004724:Endoscopy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic