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Article: Prolonged storage of frozen unbuffered rapid urease test

TitleProlonged storage of frozen unbuffered rapid urease test
Authors
KeywordsStorage temperature
Urease
Issue Date2000
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jcge.com
Citation
Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2000, v. 31 n. 2, p. 142-143 How to Cite?
AbstractUnbuffered rapid urease test (RUT) is an accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method of detecting Helicobacter pylori. However, it is generally recommended to prepare the reagent daily. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the shelf-life of our unbuffered RUT at -20°C. Two sets of antral biopsies (X2) and body biopsies (X1) were taken from all patients. They were subjected to histologic examination and RUT stored at -20°C. We studied 303 patients. One hundred seventy-nine (59%) were infected as defined by histologic examination. The reagent was classified according to the storage time (group I, 0-30 days [n = 109]; group II, 31-60 days [n = 63]; group III, 61-90 days [n = 80]; and group IV, τ91 days [n = 51]). There was an excellent agreement between the histologic examination and the RUT of the four groups (kappa coefficient: group I, 0.88; group II, 0.80; group III, 0.87; group IV, 0.88). The sensitivity of our RUT in groups I, II, III, and IV were 92%, 92%, 91%, and 89%, respectively. The corresponding specificity were 97%, 88%, 97%, and 100%. Our RUT remains highly sensitive and specific when it is stored at -20°C for 4 months.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/162387
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dc.contributor.authorWong, SYen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:19:30Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:19:30Z-
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2000, v. 31 n. 2, p. 142-143en_US
dc.identifier.issn0192-0790en_US
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dc.description.abstractUnbuffered rapid urease test (RUT) is an accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method of detecting Helicobacter pylori. However, it is generally recommended to prepare the reagent daily. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the shelf-life of our unbuffered RUT at -20°C. Two sets of antral biopsies (X2) and body biopsies (X1) were taken from all patients. They were subjected to histologic examination and RUT stored at -20°C. We studied 303 patients. One hundred seventy-nine (59%) were infected as defined by histologic examination. The reagent was classified according to the storage time (group I, 0-30 days [n = 109]; group II, 31-60 days [n = 63]; group III, 61-90 days [n = 80]; and group IV, τ91 days [n = 51]). There was an excellent agreement between the histologic examination and the RUT of the four groups (kappa coefficient: group I, 0.88; group II, 0.80; group III, 0.87; group IV, 0.88). The sensitivity of our RUT in groups I, II, III, and IV were 92%, 92%, 91%, and 89%, respectively. The corresponding specificity were 97%, 88%, 97%, and 100%. Our RUT remains highly sensitive and specific when it is stored at -20°C for 4 months.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jcge.comen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Gastroenterologyen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Clinical Gastroenterology. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.-
dc.subjectStorage temperature-
dc.subjectUrease-
dc.subject.meshBiopsyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFreezingen_US
dc.subject.meshGastroscopyen_US
dc.subject.meshHelicobacter Infections - Diagnosis - Pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHelicobacter Pylori - Isolation & Purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshReagent Kits, Diagnosticen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity And Specificityen_US
dc.subject.meshStomach - Microbiology - Pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshUrease - Analysisen_US
dc.titleProlonged storage of frozen unbuffered rapid urease testen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1097/00004836-200009000-00010en_US
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dc.identifier.volume31en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.spage142en_US
dc.identifier.epage143en_US
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