According to the Maastricht-V Consensus Report, the diagnosis of HP should not be based on stool antigen tests and at least confirmed by a second test (13C-urea breath test) performed following a negative COVID-19 test. Moreover, the omission of eradication therapy raises an ethical concern regarding the reason for testing for HP.
Letter to the Editor: The role of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in COVID-19, Cause or Coincidence?
Papagni, Maria Elena
;Cristofori, Fernanda
;Francavilla, Ruggiero
2021-01-01
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According to the Maastricht-V Consensus Report, the diagnosis of HP should not be based on stool antigen tests and at least confirmed by a second test (13C-urea breath test) performed following a negative COVID-19 test. Moreover, the omission of eradication therapy raises an ethical concern regarding the reason for testing for HP.File in questo prodotto:
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