Comparison of five detection methods for Helicobacter pylori.
Acta Cytol
; 44(6): 1010-4, 2000.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate which diagnostic test is preferable for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastroduodenal disease. STUDY DESIGN: H pylori infection was diagnosed prospectively in 101 patients. Diagnosis of H pylori was made by tests based on five different principles: (1) culture, (2) direct histologic demonstration, (3) imprint cytology, (4) brushing cytology, and (5) gram staining of H pylori. Efficacy of each test was compared. RESULTS: All the tests were reliable for diagnosing H pylori infection; 73.3% of patients showed concordance in at least two tests. All the tests were positive in > 50% of patients. Significant concordance between brushing and imprint cytology was also determined. These two tests have almost similar specificity when compared to other tests. CONCLUSION: When patients undergo upper endoscopy, we recommend taking biopsy specimens for culture and histology. H pylori can be assessed equally well with all the tests, but imprint and brushing cytology have the advantage of rapid response, specificity, much lower cost and reproducibility.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Helicobacter pylori
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Infecciones por Helicobacter
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Citodiagnóstico
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Enfermedades Gastrointestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Acta Cytol
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Pais de publicación:
Suiza