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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2926-2930
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2926
Dual specimens increase the diagnostic accuracy and reduce the reaction duration of rapid urease test
Wen-Hung Hsu, Sophie SW Wang, Chao-Hung Kuo, Chiao-Yun Chen, Ching-Wen Chang, Huang-Ming Hu, Jaw-Yuan Wang, Yuan-Chieh Yang, Yu-Chun Lin, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Ming-Tsang Wu, Fu-Chen Kuo
Wen-Hung Hsu, Sophie SW Wang, Chao-Hung Kuo, Ching-Wen Chang, Huang-Ming Hu, Yu-Chun Lin, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Wen-Hung Hsu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Huang-Ming Hu, Wen-Ming Wang, Division of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Sophie SW Wang, Chao-Hung Kuo, Chiao-Yun Chen, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Chao-Hung Kuo, Wen-Ming Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Chiao-Yun Chen, Department of Medical Imaging, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Jaw-Yuan Wang, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Yuan-Chieh Yang, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Ming-Tsang Wu, Fu-Chen Kuo, Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, China
Fu-Chen Kuo, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Hsu WH, Wu DC and Kuo FC designed the study, collected and analyzed the data, and supervised the collection; Hsu WH and Wang SSW wrote the manuscript; Kuo CH, Chen CY, Chang CW, Hu HM, Wang JY, Yang YC, Lin YC, Wu MT and Wang WM participated in the design and coordination, and supervised the study; all authors have approved the final draft submitted.
Supported by A Grant from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (M094015, 94-KMUH-032, KMUH95-5D51), and E-Da Hospital (EDAH-D-97(P)014A) and Excellence for cancer research center grant, No. DOH99-TD-C-111-002, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
Correspondence to: Dr. Fu-Chen Kuo, Chief, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, No.1, Yida Rd., Yanchao Shiang, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan, China. fuchenkuotw@yahoo.com.tw
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Received: January 5, 2010
Revised: February 10, 2010
Accepted: February 17, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
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