Diagnostic performance of biopsy-based methods for determination of Helicobacter pylori infection in dyspeptic Mozambican patients
Despite slight differences, RUT and PCR performed well in diagnosing H. pylori compared to HIST. However, when all three methods were combined, they improved the accuracy of H. pylori diagnosis and infection confirmation.
Authors
- Filipa F. Vale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4635-0105)
- Jorge M. B. Vítor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6486-3444)
- Sheila Machatine
- Elisa Taviani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1025-0439)
- Edília Botão
- Jahit Sacarlal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-217X)
- Luzmira Dimande
- Carla Carrilho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-7309)
- Liana Mondlane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3760-8616)
- Nashon D. Majaliwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-3912)
- Muhammad Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-9865)
- Ronald G. Victor
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (MZ)
- Maputo Central Hospital (MZ)
- University of Genoa (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2024-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19518
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15