Real-time PCR improves Helicobacter pylori detection in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding.

Real-time PCR improves Helicobacter pylori detection in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Histological and rapid urease tests to detect H. pylori in biopsy specimens obtained during peptic ulcer bleeding episodes (PUB) often produce false-negative results. We aimed to examine whether immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR can improve the sensitivity of these biopsies...

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Main Authors: María José Ramírez-Lázaro, Sergio Lario, Alex Casalots, Esther Sanfeliu, Loreto Boix, Pilar García-Iglesias, Jordi Sánchez-Delgado, Antònia Montserrat, Maria Rosa Bella-Cueto, Marta Gallach, Isabel Sanfeliu, Ferran Segura, Xavier Calvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098855?pdf=render

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