title: Helicobacter pylori: a comparison of some diagnostic methods.
abstract: We evaluated the performances of three methods (urease-test, cytology and culture) for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection Fifty-five patients, 28 men and 27 women (ages, 19-77 years) were included in the study. Helicobacter pylori have been detected by urease-test in 41 patients (74.5%), by culture in 39 patients (70.9%), by cytology in 32 patients (58.1%). Urease-test and culture are direct and specific methods in diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Francesco
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dell'utri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maisano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonfiglio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemma