Review Article
Diagnostic Methods of Helicobacter pylori Infection for Epidemiological Studies: Critical Importance of Indirect Test Validation
Table 4
Accuracy of several tests using histology confirmed by IHC as a gold standard.
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Type of tests | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Dominican Republic [13] | Bhutan [14] | Myanmar [15] | Indonesia [16] | Dominican Republic [13] | Bhutan [14] | Myanmar [15] | Indonesia [16] |
| Culture | 74.2 | 90.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 97.2 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 97.2 | RUT | 84.3 | 86.9 | 86.7 | 83.3 | 95.7 | 97.2 | 95.1 | 97.2 | Serology | — | 95.2 | 72.2 | — | — | 69.9 | 82.7 | — | Urine test | — | — | — | 50.0 | — | — | — | 98.6 |
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IHC: immunohistochemistry; RUT: rapid urease test.
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