Evaluation of the Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test
Guo, J.-X.; Han, J.; Chen, L.; Xu, J.; Liu, J.; Zhao, J.; Liu, A.-X.; Yang, L.-H.; Song, Y.-J.; Li, B.-A.; Mao, Y.-L.
Zhonghua Shi Yan he Lin Chuang Bing du Xue Za Zhi 25(6): 495-496
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1003-9279 PMID: 22734247 Document Number: 648502
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. 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. 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. The H. pylori stool antigen test is a simple, non-invasive method for accurate diagnosis of H. pylori infection.