Evaluation of the helicobacter pylori stool antigen test

VernacularTitle:幽门螺杆菌粪便抗原检测方法学评价
Author: Jing-Xia GUO ¹ ; Jun HAN ; Lin CHEN ; Jun XU ; Jia LIU ; Jing ZHAO ; Ai-Xia LIU ; Li-Hua YANG ; Yong-Ji SONG ; Bo-An LI ; Yuan-Li MAO
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1. 解放军第302医院
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori; Diagnosis; Gastroscopy
From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2011;25(6):495-496
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the clinical value of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by the Helicobacter pylori stool antigen ( HpSA ) test for the detection of H.pylori infection.Methods 328 patients were measured upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination which as gold standards and HpSA test in the meantime,comparing accuracy,sensitivity,specificity and other Indicators.Results In the diagnosis of Hp infection,HpSA test had no significant difference comparing with gold standards and had a P value of over 0.5.The sensitivity of HpSA test was 94.6 ％,while the specificity,veracity,expected positive value,and expected negative value were 96.9 ％,96.3 ％,89.7％ and 98.4％,respectively.Conclusion The H.pylori stool antigen test is a simple,non-invasive method for accurate diagnosis of H.pylori infection.