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Comparison of PCR and clinical laboratory tests for diagnosing H. pylori infection in pediatric patients

BACKGROUND: Histology and/or culture are generally considered the gold standard for the detection of H. pylori infection. Especially in children, these tests may result in a false negative outcome because of patchy distribution of the organism in the stomach mucosa. We have developed a PCR assay uti...

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Autores principales: Vinette, Kathleen MB, Gibney, Kathleen M, Proujansky, Roy, Fawcett, Paul T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC338288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14969595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-4-5