Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Diagnostic Strategies in Primary Diagnosis and After Therapy

Abstract Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection pre- and post-treatment is mandatory in the current era of decreasing prevalence and increasing antibiotic resistance. The diagnostic performance of most tests is poorer in clinical situations with low bacterial density which is seen in conditions such as atrophic gastritis or intake of antisecretory and antibiotic medications. Noninvasive tests require less cost and resource but provide excellent accuracy; however, endoscopy with testing of gastric biopsy specimens is indicated where alarming symptoms are present or antibiotic susceptibility testing by culture is desired. Newer modalities such as polymerase chain reaction testing provide additional virulence and antibiotic sensitivity profiling. This article outlines new developments and the key parameters of each test, as careful selection of test modality within the clinical context is required for adequate management of infected symptomatic patients..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Digestive diseases and sciences - 61(2015), 1 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 19-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Atkinson, Nathan S. S. [VerfasserIn]
Braden, Barbara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endoscopy
Eradication
Histology
Infection
Polymerase chain reaction
Rapid urease test
Serology
Stool antigen test
Urea breath test

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

doi:

10.1007/s10620-015-3877-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2027243852