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Clinical value ofHelicobacter pyloristool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, for detectingH pyloriinfection
- Source :
- World Journal of Gastroenterology. 10:913
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2004.
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Abstract
- AIM: To evaluate the reliability of the Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, for detecting H pylori infection. METHODS: Stool specimens were collected from 53 patients who received upper endoscopy examination due to gastrointestinal symptoms. ImmunoCard STAT HpSA was used to detect H pylori stool antigens. H pylori infection was detected based on three different tests: the urease test, Warthin-Starry staining and culture. H pylori status was defined as positive when both the urease test and histology or culture alone was positive. RESULTS: Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values and the total accuracy of ImmunoCard STAT HpSA for the diagnosis of H pylori infection were 92.6% (25/27), 88.5% (23/26), 89.3% (25/28), 92% (23/25) and 90.6% (48/53), respectively. CONCLUSION: The stool antigen test, ImmunoCard STAT HpSA, is a simple noninvasive and accurate test for the diagnosis of H pylori infection.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Rapid urease test
Immunologic Tests
Gastroenterology
stat
Helicobacter Infections
Feces
fluids and secretions
Antigen
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test
Antigens, Bacterial
Helicobacter pylori
business.industry
Upper endoscopy
General Medicine
bacterial infections and mycoses
H pylori infection
Predictive value
Immunology
Clinical value
Female
Brief Reports
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10079327
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0f25ba1460e0770e08c12bfb84781b8a