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 Diagnóstico de la infección por Helicobacter pylori mediante el test rápido de la ureasa en pacientes con hemorragia por úlcera duodenal: influencia de los signos endoscópicos de sangrado y de la obtención simultánea de biopsias de cuerpo y antro gástrico
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 blee...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aran Ediciones
2004-09-01
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Series: | Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082004000900002 |