1998
Effect of blood on rapid urease testing of gastric mucosal biopsy specimens
Laine L, Sidhom O, Emami S, Estrada R, Cohen H. Effect of blood on rapid urease testing of gastric mucosal biopsy specimens. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1998, 47: 141-143. PMID: 9512278, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(98)70346-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid urease testBiopsy specimensUrease testEffect of bloodRapid urease test resultsGastric mucosal biopsy specimensMucosal biopsy specimensRapid urease testingGastric biopsy specimensUrease test resultsGastric bodyUrease testingPositive testDiscordant resultsBloodCLOtestPyloriTekHoursPatientsAntrumBiopsyMucosaEndoscopy
1996
The influence of warming on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation
Laine L, Estrada R, Lewin D, Cohen H. The influence of warming on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996, 44: 429-432. PMID: 8905363, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(96)70094-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistologic examinationPositive testRapid urease test resultsHours of biopsyRapid urease testUrease test resultsThe influence of size or number of biopsies on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation
Laine L, Chun D, Stein C, El-Beblawi I, Sharma V, Chandrasoma P. The influence of size or number of biopsies on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996, 43: 49-53. PMID: 8903818, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(96)70260-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegular biopsiesPositive testJumbo biopsyForceps biopsyAmount of tissueRapid urease test resultsHelicobacter pylori infectionNumber of biopsiesRapid urease testingUrease test resultsValuable diagnostic toolEndoscopic biopsyProspective evaluationPylori infectionUrease testingDiagnostic yieldHistologic examinationUrease testBiopsyRapid ureasePatientsFalse negative rateDiagnostic testsInterobserver agreementMean time