Assessment of histology's performance compared with PCR in the diagnosis of
Helicobacter pylori
infection
Manel Moalla,
Lassaad Chtourou,
Basma Mnif
et al.
Abstract:Aim:
Histology is the most widely used test to detect
H. pylori
. PCR is less used but allows the detection of both infection and antibiotics' resistance.
Methods:
We conducted a monocentric cross-sectional study, collecting 97 symptomatic patients to assess the diagnostic performance of histology in the detection of
H. pylori
infection compared with PCR.
Results:
Sensitivity of histology in comparison with P… Show more
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