| Literature DB >> 15539526 |
A Salomaa-Räsänen1, T U Kosunen, J Mattila, S Sarna, H Rautelin.
Abstract
The accuracy of Helicobacter pylori antibody assays for 561 consecutive adult outpatients who had undergone gastroscopy was studied. The sensitivity of an immunoglobulin G test was 99 to 100% for all age groups, but the specificity declined by age group, from 99% for those aged 15 to 49 years to 75% for those aged > or =65 years. The exclusion of false-positive results for patients with atrophic gastritis improved the specificity to 93 to 97% for the older age groups.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15539526 PMCID: PMC524773 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.6.1185-1188.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X