Who Could Be Blamed in the Case of Discrepant Histology and Serology Results for Helicobacter pylori Detection?

prevalent, middle-aged population, the majority of discrepant cases between serology and histology were due to false positive-serology, rather than false-negative histology. This confirms the available evidence that the choice of treatment should not be based solely on the serological results, but also after excluding previous, self-reported eradication therapy.