Appropriate Use of Special Stains for Identifying Helicobacter pylori
Batts KP, Ketover S, Kakar S, Krasinskas AM, Mitchell KA, Wilcox R, Westerhoff M, Rank J, Gibson J, Mattia AR, Cummings OW, Davison JM, Naini BV, Dry SM, Yantiss RK. Appropriate Use of Special Stains for Identifying Helicobacter pylori. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2013, 37: e12-e22. PMID: 24141174, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000097.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsH. pylori infectionH. pylori detectionPylori infectionGastric biopsiesH. pyloriPylori detectionHelicobacter pyloriPossible H. pylori infectionDetectable H. pyloriEvaluation of patientsEosin-stained sectionsGastroduodenal injuryInfected patientsImmunohistochemical stainsGastric cancerEosin sectionsSpecial stainsBiopsyAncillary stainsClinical practicePyloriMajor causeStaining studiesAppropriate usePatients