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How useful is the rapid urease test for evaluating the success of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy?

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boxed-textTepes B et al. (2007) Comparison of two invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori after antimicrobial therapy. Scand J Gastroenterol 42: 330–332

The RUT cannot be recommended for use in clinical practice for the purpose of determining H. pylori eradication after treatment

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Vaira, D., Perna, F. How useful is the rapid urease test for evaluating the success of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 600–601 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0966

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