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AAP Grand Rounds 12:36-37 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

RESIDENTS

Stool Antigen Test for Helicobacter pylori Specific but Insensitive in Children

Source: Elitsur Y, Lawrence Z, Hill I. Stool antigen test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children with symptomatic disease: a prospective study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001;39:64–67.

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In a multicenter, prospective study conducted at Marshall University, Huntington, WVa, and Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, the authors evaluated the accuracy of the Helicobacter pylori stool antigen (HpSA) test in detecting H pylori infection in children. Stool samples were collected from 121 children undergoing endoscopy to test for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Dean R. Focht, III, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH