The Evaluation of Diagnostic and Predictive Values of Helicobacter pylori Stool Antigen Test in Iranian Patients with Dyspepsia

• Main Authors: Fahimeh Safarnezhad Tameshkel (Author), Mohammad Hadi Karbalaie Niya (Author), Zahedin Kheyri (Author), Davood Azizi (Author), Farzin Roozafzai (Author), Samaneh Khorrami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objectives: Iran, as a developing country, is experiencing high burdens of Helicobacter pylori (Hp)-associated non-communicable diseases. Hp stool antigen test (HpSA) is widely used as an inexpensive and feasible noninvasive method to diagnose Hp infection, instead of invasive approac...