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
1995
Interobserver agreement and predictive value of endoscopic findings for H. pylori and gastritis in normal volunteers
Laine L, Cohen H, Sloane R, Marin-Sorensen M, Weinstein W. Interobserver agreement and predictive value of endoscopic findings for H. pylori and gastritis in normal volunteers. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1995, 42: 420-423. PMID: 8566631, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(95)70043-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntral nodularityPositive predictive valueH. pyloriPredictive valueArea gastricaeEndoscopic findingsEndoscopic featuresInterobserver agreementDiagnostic valueH. pylori gastritisSpecific endoscopic featuresGastric bodyHistologic gastritisPylori gastritisBiopsy specimensHealthy subjectsGastritisNormal volunteersHelicobacter pyloriFull endoscopyPyloriNodularityReproducible findingsErythema