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Identification of Helicobacter pylori infection in symptomatic patients in Surabaya, Indonesia, using five diagnostic tests.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2015
Miftahussurur M, Shiota S, Suzuki R, Matsuda M, Uchida T, Kido Y, Kawamoto F, Maimunah U, Adi P, Rezkitha Y, Nasronudin, Nusi I, Yamaoka Y
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SUMMARY The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesia is controversial. We examined the H. pylori infection rate in 78 patients in a hospital in Surabaya using five different tests, including culture, histology, immunohistochemistry, rapid urease test, and urine antibody test. Furthermore, we analysed virulence factors in H. pylori strains from Indonesia. The H. pylori infection rate was only 11.5%...
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