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Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: faecal antigen determination

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Helicobacter pylori

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Helicobacter pylori is a human pathogen that causes chronic gastritis, has a role in gastric and duodenal ulcer, is involved in gastric carcinogenesis and the bacteria have been classified as a class I or definite gastric carcinogen to humans1. H. pylori is also regarded as a possible important factor in at least a subset of patients with functional dyspepsia. Beside its definite role as a gastroduodenal pathogen, H. pylori is now being actively investigated for possible involvement in various non-gastrointestinal conditions such as impaired growth, coronary heart disease, migraine headache, Reynaud’s phenomenon, diabetes and gallstone disease2.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

    Richard H. Hunt (Professor of Medicine Director) (Professor of Medicine Director)

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, 9 Meibergdreef, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Guido N. J. Tytgat (Professor) (Professor)

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Vaira, D. et al. (2000). Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: faecal antigen determination. In: Hunt, R.H., Tytgat, G.N.J. (eds) Helicobacter pylori. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3927-4_12

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