Accuracy of rapid Helicobacter pylori antigen tests for the surveillance of the updated prevalence of H. pylori in Taiwan.
CONCLUSION: The age-standardized prevalence of H. pylori infection in Taiwan was 21.8% in asymptomatic adults in 2018. The Vstrip® HpSA had equivalent performance as the ImmunoCard STAT!® HpSA, and can be used in future mass screening of H. pylori infection for gastric cancer prevention.
PMID: 31926791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - Category: General Medicine Authors: Fang YJ, Chen MJ, Chen CC, Lee JY, Yang TH, Yu CC, Chiu MC, Kuo CC, Weng YJ, Bair MJ, Wu MS, Luo JC, Liou JM Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research
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