South Clin Ist Euras. 1998; 9(2): 687-689

USING OF LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND ITS VARIABLE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE ACCORDING TO AGE

Berrin Telatar¹, Oya Uygur Bayramiçli¹, Ali Yayla¹, Birsel Kavaklý¹
Kanal Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Ýstanbul

There are a lot of serologic tests which are used for Helicobacter pylori infection detection; the subject of these tests can be used as a screening test or not are still researched. As a result of these studies it is confirmed that there are a lot of factors that affect performance of tests and age is one of t hem, in our study it is shown that the latex agglutination test named 'Pyloriset Dry' can be used as a screening test in a 20-45 age group not having serious symptoms.

Keywords: HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION, SEROLOGIC TESTS AND AGE

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HELÝCOBACTER PYLORÝ ENFEKSÝYONUN TANISINDA KULLANILAN LATEKS AGLUTÝNASYON TESTÝNÝN YAÞA GÖRE DEÐÝÞEN TANI DEÐERÝ

Berrin Telatar¹, Oya Uygur Bayramiçli¹, Ali Yayla¹, Birsel Kavaklý¹
Kanal Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Ýstanbul

Helicobacter pylori enfeksiyonunun tanýsýnda kullanýlan serolojik testlerin tarama testi olarak kullanýlýp kullanýlmayacaðý halen araþtýrma konusudur.Çalýþmalar sonucunda testlerin performansýný etkileyen pek çok faktör olduðu yaþýn da bunlardan biri olduðu saptanmýþtýr. Çalýþmamýzda "Pyloriset Dry" isimli lateks aglutinasyon testinin 20-45 yaþ grubunda olup ciddi semptomlarý olmayan kiþilerde tarama testi olarak son derece güvenle kullanýlabileceði görülmüþtür.

Anahtar Kelimeler: HELÝCOBACTER PYLORÝ ENFEKSÝYONU, SEROLOJÝK TESTLER VE YAÞ

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