Evaluation of a near-patient fecal antigen test for the assessment of Helicobacter pylori status

Andreas Leodolter; Kathlen Wolle; Ulrich Peitz; Annette Schaffranke; Thomas Wex; Peter Malfertheiner

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.017

Evaluation of a near-patient fecal antigen test for the assessment of Helicobacter pylori status

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Feb;48(2):145-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.017.

Authors

Andreas Leodolter¹, Kathlen Wolle, Ulrich Peitz, Annette Schaffranke, Thomas Wex, Peter Malfertheiner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 14972385
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.017

Abstract

The assessment of Helicobacter pylori antigen in stool specimens is widely accepted. Recently a immunochromatographic near-patient test assay has been developed. In this first evaluation in 100 patients before and after H. pylori eradication therapy we observed a sensitivity (76%) and specificity (98%) of this near-patient test.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, Bacterial / analysis*
Antigens, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Dyspepsia / diagnosis*
Dyspepsia / microbiology
Feces / microbiology
Female
Helicobacter Infections / diagnosis*
Helicobacter Infections / immunology
Helicobacter Infections / microbiology
Helicobacter pylori / immunology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, Bacterial
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic