Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection using urease rapid test in patients with bleeding duodenal ulcer: influence of endoscopic signs and simultaneous corporal and antral biopsies.

Introduction: the sensitivity of invasive diagnostic methods for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, particularly of urease rapid test, is decreased in cases of gastroduodenal ulcer and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Objectives: to assess the influence of blood in the stomach or recent bleed...

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Published in:Spanish Journal of Gastroenterology / Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas Vol. 96; no. 9; pp. 599 - 606
Main Authors: Castro Fernández M, Sánchez Muñoz D, García Díaz E, Galán Jurado MV, Rodríguez Alonso C
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Aran Ediciones S.A. 2004 Sep
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