| Literature DB >> 1695573 |
A E Simor1, N B Cooter, D E Low.
Abstract
Gastric biopsies were obtained from 125 subjects to compare detection of Helicobacter pylori by culture, a rapid urease test and histopathologic examination using haematoxylin-eosin, Gram, Giemsa, Warthin-Starry silver and acridine orange stains. Helicobacter pylori was isolated from 39 specimens. Acridine orange and Giemsa were the most sensitive stains, detecting 85% and 79% of positive specimens respectively. All stains showed high specificity (97-100%). The sensitivity and specificity of the rapid urease test was 62% and 100% respectively. These stains or the rapid urease test may be useful for rapid detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1695573 DOI: 10.1007/bf01973743
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267