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Usefulness of Leifson staining method in diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
R Piccolomini1, G Di Bonaventura, M Neri
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Clinical Microbiology, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy. r.piccolomini@dsb.unich.it
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|December 17, 1998
Abstract:
The Leifson staining method was used to diagnose Helicobacter pylori infection and was compared to histology, culture, and the rapid urease test (RUT). Histology gave the best sensitivity (98%), compared to Leifson staining (97%), culture (92%), and RUT (85%) (P < 0.005). Leifson staining is a sensitive, rapid, economical method for diagnosis of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic patients.