Comparison of stool immunoassay with standard methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding of peptic origin.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection by a stool immunoassay in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) of peptic origin, in comparison with the routine histological study, serology, rapid urease and 13C-breath tests. METHODS: Sixty-eight...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 525 - 530
Autores principales: Griño P, Pascual S, Such J, Casellas JA, Niveiro M, Andreu M, Sáez J, Aparicio JR, Griño E, Compañy L, Laveda R, Pérez-Mateo M
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Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins May2003
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          Griño P
          Pascual S
          Such J
          Casellas JA
          Niveiro M
          Andreu M
          Sáez J
          Aparicio JR
          Griño E
          Compañy L
          Laveda R
          Pérez-Mateo M
        affil: Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain
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          Helicobacter Infections Diagnosis
          Feces Microbiology
          Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Microbiology
          Biopsy
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          Helicobacter Infections Complications
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Predictive Value of Tests
          Immunoenzyme Techniques
          Chi Square Test
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      ab: OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection by a stool immunoassay in patients with upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) of peptic origin, in comparison with the routine histological study, serology, rapid urease and 13C-breath tests. METHODS: Sixty-eight patients with endoscopically proven UGB of peptic origin were included. The presence of H. pylori was considered when observed on histology or, if negative, by the positive indications of two of the remaining tests (serology, rapid urease,13C-breath test). The accuracy of stool immunoassay was estimated according to results obtained with other diagnostic methods. RESULTS: Lesions causing gastrointestinal bleeding were 49 duodenal ulcers, 11 gastric ulcers, six pyloric channel ulcers, 13 acute lesions of the gastric mucosa, and 16 erosive duodenitis. H. pylori infection was present in 59 (86.76%) patients. Forty-one patients had received nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic methods were 47.5% and 100% for the rapid urease test, 93% and 87.5% for the breath test, 86.4% and 77.7% for serology, 89.4% and 100% for histology, and 96.6% and 33.3% for the stool test. CONCLUSIONS: The detection of H. pylori antigen in stools in patients with UGB of peptic origin has a good sensitivity (96.6%) but a low specificity (33.3%) for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection, which probably makes this test an inadequate tool in this setting if utilized alone.
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