2020
Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lee MW, Pourmorady JS, Laine L. Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 115: 662-670. PMID: 31972617, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal occult blood testIron deficiency anemiaSensitivity of FOBTAcute diarrheaClinical indicationsSystematic reviewFecal occult blood testingDiagnostic testsSpecific gastrointestinal symptomsOccult blood testingPrimary end pointOccult blood testColorectal cancer screeningPositive stool cultureRisk of biasQUADAS-2 toolGastrointestinal symptomsAdult patientsEndoscopic evaluationUlcerative colitisEndoscopic activityBlood testsIdentifiable causeStool culturesBlood testing
1998
Effect of proton-pump inhibitor therapy on diagnostic testing for Helicobacter pylori.
Laine L, Estrada R, Trujillo M, Knigge K, Fennerty MB. Effect of proton-pump inhibitor therapy on diagnostic testing for Helicobacter pylori. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1998, 129: 547-50. PMID: 9758575, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-7-199810010-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrea breath testProton pump inhibitor therapyBreath test resultsProton pump inhibitorsBreath testInhibitor therapyH. pyloriDiagnostic testingCompletion of therapyProportion of patientsNegative breath test resultH. pylori infectionUrea breath test resultsLansoprazole therapyFalse-negative resultsGastroenterology clinicPylori infectionPatientsHelicobacter pyloriTherapyDuration of conversionPyloriPositive resultsLansoprazoleDays