The description of Helicobacter pylori and an understanding of its pathogenetic significance
has been one of the major breakthroughs in gastroenterology in the past decade. Because …

A wide range of techniques is now available for establishing the diagnosis of Helicobacter
pylori infection. Although isolation and identification of the organism from gastric biopsy …

Invasive tests are used in most of the studies on Helicobacter pylori. Culture suffers from
strict transportation requirements, but, in contrast to histology, allows antimicrobial …

Gastroduodenal disease associated with Helicobacter pylori infection are reviewed as well
as the diagnostic approach. Generally, there are by and large two ways in which a diagnosis …

Several techniques have been proposed to diagnose H. pylori infection based either on the
direct or indirect detection of the bacteria. The current direct methods are performed on …

Since the discovery of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in 1983, numerous detection methods
for the presence of the bacterium have been developed. Each one of them has been …

A number of invasive and non-invasive techniques are available for the diagnosis of
infection with Helicobacter pylori. These can be used to establish whether infection is …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection can be diagnosed by invasive techniques requiring
endoscopy and biopsy (histological examination, culture, polymerase chain reaction) and by …

Tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori differ in many respects. The choice of test
depends on the clinical situation. In symptomatic patients, endoscopy is an important tool for …

A large number of diagnostic tests are available for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori
infection. These diagnostic methods include invasive and noninvasive methods. Culture …