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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2011; 17(42): 4682-4688
Published online Nov 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4682
Diagnostic accuracy of tests for Helicobacter pylori in an Alaska Native population
Dana L Bruden, Michael G Bruce, Karen M Miernyk, Julie Morris, Debby Hurlburt, Thomas W Hennessy, Helen Peters, Frank Sacco, Alan J Parkinson, Brian J McMahon
Dana L Bruden, Michael G Bruce, Karen M Miernyk, Julie Morris, Debby Hurlburt, Thomas W Hennessy, Helen Peters, Alan J Parkinson, Brian J McMahon, Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging Zoonoses and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK 99508, United States
Karen M Miernyk, Frank Sacco, Brian J McMahon, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK 99508, United States
Author contributions: McMahon BJ, Parkinson AJ and Sacco F designed this research study; Hurlburt D and Peters H collected the data; Morris J and Miernyk KM conducted the laboratory testing; Bruden DL analyzed the data; Bruden DL, Bruce MG, Miernyk KM and Morris J wrote the paper; Hennessy TW and McMahon BJ provided critical review of the paper.
Supported by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 13C urea breath tests were provided by Meretek Diagnostics Inc., Lafayette, CO, United States
Correspondence to: Dr. Dana L Bruden, MS, Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging Zoonoses and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4055 Tudor Centre, Anchorage, AK 99508, United States. dbruden@cdc.gov
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Received: November 3, 2010
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: November 14, 2011
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