Development and validation of a whole-cell ELISA for serologically diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection in Brazilian children and adults: a diagnostic accuracy study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Serological tests are practical, with low cost, but no noninvasive tests are available for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Brazil. The aim here was to develop and validate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) serological tests to detect anti-H. pyl...

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Published in:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Silvio Kazuo Ogata, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato, Maria Rachel da Silveira Rohr, Ricardo Artigiani Neto, Elisabete Kawakami
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Subjects:	Helicobacter pylori Serology Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Child Adult
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802018000500442&lng=en&tlng=en