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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 10064
Country/Territory Saudi Arabia
Received
2014-03-11 11:12
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2014-03-11 13:36
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2014-03-27 21:09
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2014-03-31 10:13
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2014-05-19 00:00
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2014-06-17 09:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2014-06-17 09:57
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2014-06-17 10:15
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2015-01-21 11:43
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2015-01-27 15:33
ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Meta-Analysis
Article Title Accuracy of urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori infection: Meta-analysis
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Mazen Ferwana, Imad Abdulmajeed, Ali Alhajiahmed, Wedad Madani, Belal Firwana, Rim Hasan, Osama Altayar, Paul J Limburg, Mohammad Hassan Murad and Bandar Knawy
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Corresponding Author Mazen Ferwana, MD, ABFM, JBFM, PhD, National and Gulf Center for Evidence-Based Health Practice, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, P.O. Box 22490, Mail code 3120, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia. ferwanam@ngha.med.sa
Key Words Helicobacter pylori; Dyspepsia; Breath tests; Urea/analysis; Diagnosis; Sensitivity; Specificity; Gastritis; Positive predictive value; Negative predictive value
Core Tip Urea breath test (UBT) is a commonly used non-invasive test to diagnose Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in patients with dyspepsia. Multiple trials are available in literature, but they reported different diagnostic accuracy estimates. We conducted systemic review and meta-analysis to explore the available evidence and provide pooled diagnostic accuracy measures. Our meta-analysis showed that UBT has high diagnostic accuracy for detecting H. pylori infection in patients with dyspepsia. Given the potentially preventable diseases associated with chronic, untreated H. pylori infection, more widespread adoption of UBT testing may be indicated.
Publish Date 2015-01-27 15:33
Citation Ferwana M, Abdulmajeed I, Alhajiahmed A, Madani W, Firwana B, Hasan R, Altayar O, Limburg PJ, Murad MH, Knawy B. Accuracy of urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori infection: Meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(4): 1305-1314
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i4/1305.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1305
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