Detection of Helicobacter pylori in stool specimens: comparative evaluation of nested PCR and antigen detection
Author(s) -
Gopal Nath,
Shrutkirti Mishra,
Varsha Singh,
GRKoteswar Rao,
Ashok Kumar Jain,
V. K. Dixit,
Anil Kumar Gulati
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.264
Subject(s) - gold standard (test) , helicobacter pylori , rapid urease test , medicine , immunoassay , gastroenterology , feces , antigen , biopsy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , helicobacter pylori infection , antibody
Efficacy of Helicobacter pylori stool antigen enzyme immunoassay (HpSA) and stool PCR was evaluated, before and after treatment, in a country with a high prevalence of H. pylori infection.
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