title: Use of a single biopsy specimen for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection by culture and two different PCR methods: report from Cuba.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri (IPK), Marianao, Havana, Cuba. llanes@ipk.sld.cu
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llanes
authors.forename: Onelkis
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Feliciano
authors.forename: Daymi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: Oderay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Lidunka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llop
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gala
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holton
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity