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Comparative Study
. 1998 Nov;36(11):3441-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.11.3441-3442.1998.

Comparison of two rapid whole-blood tests for Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese patients

W K Leung  1 , F K Chan, M S Falk, R Suen, J J Sung
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Comparative Study

Comparison of two rapid whole-blood tests for Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese patients

W K Leung et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

Consecutive Chinese patients undergoing endoscopy for dyspepsia were tested for Helicobacter pylori infection by two rapid whole-blood tests: FlexPack HP (Abbott Laboratories) and Helisal One-Step (Cortecs Diagnostics). Biopsy-based tests (rapid urease test and histology) and the [13C]urea breath test were used as the "gold standard." One hundred sixty-one consecutive patients were studied, and 88 (54.7%) were confirmed to have H. pylori infection. The sensitivities, specificities, and positive and negative predictive values were 81.8%, 83.6% (P = 0.008), 85.7% (P = 0.04), and 79.2% for FlexPack HP and 84.1%, 63.0% (P = 0.008), 73.3% (P = 0.047), and 76.7% for Helisal One-Step, respectively.

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