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.
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3271ed61365a4a16bcb4a8d20a914d1b2025-02-03T06:12:44ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-01241060360610.1155/2010/156310Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori InfectionJ Al-Ali0F Al-Asfar1R Dhar2PM Dhar3K Kapila4Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, KuwaitDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, KuwaitDepartment of Laboratories (Microbiology Unit), Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, KuwaitDepartment of Surgery, Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, KuwaitDepartment of Pathology, Kuwait University, Jabriya, KuwaitBACKGROUND: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/156310 |
| spellingShingle | J Al-Ali F Al-Asfar R Dhar PM Dhar K Kapila Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection |
| title_full | Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection |
| title_short | Diagnostic Performance of Gastric Imprint Smear for Determination of Helicobacter pylori Infection |
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