1999
Fingerstick Helicobacter pylori antibody test: better than laboratory serological testing?
Faigel D, Vartan G, Knigge K, Laine L, Fennerty M, Margaret N, Marquis S. Fingerstick Helicobacter pylori antibody test: better than laboratory serological testing? The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1999, 94: ajg1999810. PMID: 10606304, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01510.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Evaluation of the FlexSure HP whole blood antibody test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
Sadowski D, Cohen H, Laine L, Greenberg P, Goldstein J, Mihalov M, Cutler A. Evaluation of the FlexSure HP whole blood antibody test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1998, 93: ajg1998490. PMID: 9820383, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00604.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelicobacter pylori infectionRapid urease testPylori infectionWhole blood testH. pyloriWhole bloodBlood testsUrease testPositive rapid urease testBlood antibody testH. pylori infectionProton pump inhibitorsH. pylori diagnosisDetection of antibodiesUpper endoscopyStudy enrollmentPump inhibitorsGastric biopsiesIgG antibodiesSerum testAntibody testOffice testsAntral tissueBacterial infectionsPatientsEffect 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 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