SENSITIVITY OF CULTURE COMPARED WITH THAT OF POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION FOR DETECTION OF HELICOBACTER-PYLORI FROM ANTRAL BIOPSY SAMPLES

Authors
VANZWET AA THIJS JC KOOISTRASMID AMD SCHIRM J SNIJDER JAM
Citation
Aa. Vanzwet et al., SENSITIVITY OF CULTURE COMPARED WITH THAT OF POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION FOR DETECTION OF HELICOBACTER-PYLORI FROM ANTRAL BIOPSY SAMPLES, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(7), 1993, pp. 1918-1920
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1918 - 1920
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:7<1918:SOCCWT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to test the sensitivity of st andard bacteriological culture of Helicobacter pylori. The tests were concordant in 97% of cases. PCR did not detect more treatment failures after triple treatment than did the standard culture method. In the p resent study, culture was as sensitive as PCR for the detection of H. pylori.