These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Primary isolation and detection of Helicobacter pylori from dyspeptic patients: a simple, rapid method.
    Author: Al-Sulami A, Al-Kiat HS, Bakker LK, Hunoon H.
    Journal: East Mediterr Health J; 2008; 14(2):268-76. PubMed ID: 18561717.
    Abstract:
    The study aimed to develop a rapid and simple method for the primary isolation and detection of Helicobacter pylori from dyspeptic patients. Mucosal antral biopsy specimens were obtained from 136 consecutive dyspeptic patients diagnosed with peptic ulcer by endoscopy at Basra General Hospital, Iraq. From histopathological examination of biopsies, H. pylori was detected in 81 (59.6%) peptic ulcer patients. For bacterial culture, specimens were cultured in parallel on 2 media: the non-selective classic Columbia agar and the selective modified Columbia urea agar (MCUA). MCUA showed a higher isolation rate than classic Columbia agar (67.6% versus 44.1% of patients), and the results were obtained faster (24 hours versus 5-7 days) with more clear-cut identification.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]