Application of Stool-PCR test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2009; 15(4): 484-488
Published online Jan 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.484

Table 2 Comparison between the results of biopsy-based tests and Stool-PCR

n/Status	Culture	RUT	Histology	Stool-PCR
1/negative	Negative	Nd	Negative	Negative^a
2/negative	Negative	Nd	Negative	Negative^a
3/negative	Negative	Nd	Negative	Negative^a
4/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
5/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
6/positive	Positive	Negative	Negative	Negative^b
7/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
8/positive	Negative	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
9/negative	Negative	Positive	Negative	Negative^a
10/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
11/positive	Positive	Positive	Negative	Negative^b
12/positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
13/positive	Positive	Positive	Negative	Negative^b
14/positive	Negative	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
15/positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
16/positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
17/positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
18/positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
19/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
20/positive	Negative	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
21/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
22/negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative^a
23/positive	Positive	Positive	Negative	Negative^b
24/positive	Positive	Positive	Negative	Negative^b
25/positive	Positive	Positive	Negative	Positive^c
26/positive	Negative	Positive	Positive	Positive^c
27/negative	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive^d
28/positive	Negative	Positive	Positive	Negative^b

Nd: Not-determined; a: True negative; b: False negative; c: True positive; d: False positive. Sensitivity: c/c + b = 62.5; Specificity: a/a + d = 92.3%.

Citation: Falsafi T, Favaedi R, Mahjoub F, Najafi M. Application of Stool-PCR test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(4): 484-488
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i4/484.htm
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