Audit of Helicobacter pylori Testing in Microbiology Laboratories in England: To Inform Compliance with NICE Guidance and the Feasibility of Routine Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

Audit of Helicobacter pylori Testing in Microbiology Laboratories in England: To Inform Compliance with NICE Guidance and the Feasibility of Routine Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

Introduction. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends that dyspeptic patients are tested for Helicobacter pylori using a urea breath test, stool antigen test, or serology. Antibiotic resistance in H. pylori is globally increasing, but treatment in England...

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Main Authors: Rosalie Allison, Donna M. Lecky, Megan Bull, Kim Turner, Gauri Godbole, Cliodna A. M. McNulty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8540904

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