Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori: comparison of an urease test, histological visualization of curved bacteria and culture Diagnóstico del Helicobacter pylori: comparación entre la prueba de urease, examen histológico de bacterias curvas y el cultivo
Helicobacter pylori was investigated in 189 patients for culture, microscopic visualization of campylobacter-like organisms (CLO) and a ten minute urease test. In 136 (72%) the bacteria was isolated, and in 98 of them CLO were histologically detected. Specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1991-02-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000100015 |