Application of PCR and Microscopy to Detect Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Biopsy Specimen among Acid Peptic Disorders at Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern Nepal.

Nayanum PokhrelBasudha KhanalKeshav RaiManish SubediNarayan Raj Bhattarai

Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2019)

We found that PCR assay to detect H. pylori is more sensitive than microscopy. However, we advocate for the combination of both assays to increase the strength of diagnostic accuracy due to the absence of the gold standard assay for H. pylori infection.

Keyphrases

helicobacter pylori
high throughput
tertiary care
helicobacter pylori infection
single molecule
high resolution
single cell
high speed
optical coherence tomography
south africa
ultrasound guided
label free
mass spectrometry
silver nanoparticles