Helicobacter pylori diagnostic tools: Is it in the stool?

A Study on H. Pylori and H. Heilmannii in Milk, Soft Cheese and the Health Hazard on Children in Assiut Governorate

“…Although histopathology is considered the most reliable method to diagnose Helicobacter infection (Drumm et al, 2000;Gold et al, 2000), stool antigen test was accepted by clinical researchers and by community physicians as it provides an easy method for epidemiological investigation as well as for clinical diagnosis (Elitsur, 2005). In our study we could detect the same infection rate (26%) by using different methods, including bacterial isolation, histopathology and stool antigen test (Table 2).…”

Immunochromatographic Monoclonal Test for Detection of Helicobacter pylori Antigen in Stool is Useful in Children from High‐Prevalence Developing Country

“…In our study, we took H. pylori demonstration in the biopsy as the gold standard because it is considered that this is the most objective criterion; previous reports have shown that urea breath tests have low diagnostic accuracy, above all in the youngest children because the procedure requires patient collaboration. On the other hand, although the H. pylori culture is a desirable criterion at the moment of diagnosis certification it possesses the disadvantage of occasioning more false negatives than others, in addition to its being an expensive study [33].…”

Usefulness of a Serological Panel Test in the Assessment of Gastritis in Symptomatic Children

“…pylori stool antigen test is validated to screen for H. pylori infection in adults [5] and it is promising in children [21] , particularly if the new monoclonal enzyme immunoassay [22] is used. However, additional pediatric studies evaluating the accuracy of this test are required [23,24] . The 13 C-UBT has excellent performance both in adults [25] and children [26] .…”