The ChemTrak Hp Chek fingerstick whole blood serology test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 93(1): 16-9, 1998 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-9448166
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new whole blood serology test (Hp Chek; ChemTrak) that detects IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori. METHODS: The study was conducted at 10 sites within the United States. Patients undergoing upper endoscopy for dyspepsia were recruited for enrollment. Those treated for H. pylori infection within a year of endoscopy and those who had regularly used proton pump inhibitors, bismuth compounds, or antibiotics within a month of endoscopy were not eligible. During endoscopy, specimens were obtained from the corpus and antrum for histological examination, which was performed by a single experienced pathologist. The Hp Chek was tested using whole blood and serum. Serum was also tested with a reference enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at a centralized location. Test characteristics for the Hp Chek and ELISA were calculated using histology as the "gold standard." RESULTS: Two hundred eighty-seven patients (140 women and 147 men; mean age 53 +/- 6 yr) were enrolled. The Hp Chek was easy to perform and yielded results 9 min after inoculation of the test cassette with whole blood or serum. When the Hp Chek used with whole blood was compared with histology as the gold standard, the sensitivity was 88%, specificity 85%, positive predictive value 83%, negative predictive value 90%, and percent agreement 86%. There were no statistically significant differences among the results obtained with the Hp Chek using whole blood, the Hp Chek using serum, or reference ELISA. CONCLUSIONS: The Hp Chek whole blood serology test was easy to perform and rapid and yielded performance characteristics comparable to those of a reference ELISA or the Hp Chek used with serum.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina G
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Pruebas Serológicas
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Helicobacter pylori
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Infecciones por Helicobacter
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Gastroenterol
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos