Diagnostic accuracy of tests for Helicobacter pylori in an Alaska Native population

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2011; 17(42): 4682-4688
Published online Nov 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4682

Table 2 Percent positive for Helicobacter pylori by test type among 280 patients enrolled in Anchorage, Alaska for an Helicobacter pylori reinfection study, 1999-2000

Test type		% H. pyloripositive (n/N)
Histology	Antrum	49% (135/278)
	Fundus	46% (124/271)
	Combined	50% (140/280)
Culture	Antrum	48% (133/275)
	Fundus	50% (136/273)
	Combined	51% (144/280)
CLO test^{^®1}		49% (138/280)
Gold standard²		53% (149/280)
¹³C-UBT³		55% (155/280)
Anti-HP IgG	Indeterminates considered negative	60% (168/280)
	Indeterminates considered positive	67% (188/280)
	Indeterminates removed	65% (168/260)

¹Rapid urease test, Ballard Medical Products.

²A positive culture or in the case of a negative culture, a positive histology result and a positive campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test^®.

¹³C urea breath test (UBT)³, BreathTek^TM, Meretek Diagnostics Inc. H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; Anti-HP IgG: Antibodies to H. pylori immunoglobulin G.

Citation: Bruden DL, Bruce MG, Miernyk KM, Morris J, Hurlburt D, Hennessy TW, Peters H, Sacco F, Parkinson AJ, McMahon BJ. Diagnostic accuracy of tests for Helicobacter pylori in an Alaska Native population. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(42): 4682-4688
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