Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection

BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of several methods (invasive and noninvasive) for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, no test is considered to be the ‘gold standard’. Endoscopy-based tests are regarded as the reference method in most studies.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J Al-Ali, F Al-Asfar, R Dhar, PM Dhar, K Kapila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/156310
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!