Helicobacter pylori resides in its specific niche, the stomach, colonizes the gastric
epithelium, and causes chronic active gastritis with a resulting broad spectrum of possible …

The diagnosis of H. pylori infection is based on methods requiring gastric biopsies
performed during endoscopy (histology, culture, rapid urease test, PCR) or on non-invasive …

Several direct/invasive and indirect/o-invasive diagnostic tests are available for the
diagnosis of H. pylori infection. Invasive tests require biopsy sampling of the gastric mucosa …

Abstract Background and Aim: According to several guidelines, both invasive and non-
invasive tests can be used to detect Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Invasive methods include …

Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection pre-and post-treatment is mandatory in
the current era of decreasing prevalence and increasing antibiotic resistance. The …

Helicobacter pylori is an important, transmissible, human pathogen aetiologically related to
gastric cancer, peptic ulcer disease, atrophic gastritis, iron deficiency anaemia, vitamin B12 …

This paper reviews current diagnostic techniques for Helicobacter pylori infection and
critically questions their value under different diagnostic circumstances. As long as we do …

The ideal approach for the initial diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection is to perform an
endoscopy to obtain biopsy specimens for histology and culture. Histology allows …

Helicobacter pylori infections represent an important factor in the pathogenesis of chronic
gastritis, peptic ulcer, MALT lymphoma and gastric adenocarcinoma. The recently published …

F. Perri Helicobacterpylori(H. pylori) is a micro-aerophilic gram-negative bacterium first
described in the mucosa of the human gastric epithelium by Bizzozero in 1893 '; it was then …