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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2022

Diagnostic performance of fecal Helicobacter pylori antigen test in Uganda.

Jacob Canwat Owot, Caleb Tuhumwire, Christine Tumuhimbise, Florence Tusiime, Byaruhanga Emmanuel, Boniface A E Lumori, Samson Okello

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob Canwat OwotMbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Caleb TuhumwireDepartment of Surgery, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Christine TumuhimbiseMbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Florence TusiimeMbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Byaruhanga EmmanuelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Boniface A E LumoriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Samson OkelloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda. okello.samson@must.ac.ug.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology · UGMbarara National Referral Hospital · UG

Funding

Multi-morbidity in Uganda Research Capacity Initiative (MURCI) at Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyD43TW011632 · FIC · MBARARA UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE/ TECHNOLOGY · PI BAJUNIRWE, FRANCIS · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and dietary risk of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in UgandaK43TW010715 · FIC · MBARARA UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE/ TECHNOLOGY · PI OKELLO, SAMSON · 2017 to 2021
$456k
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW011632NIH HHS K43TW010715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the diagnostic performance of a qualitative stool antigen test (SAT) in individuals with dyspepsia in rural Uganda using the polymerase chain reaction-based 16S ribosomal RNA assay (16S rRNA) for nucleotide sequences for two common H. pylori-associated genes as the reference standard. We enrolled 150 adults with dyspepsia with no self-reported use of antibiotic and/or antiacid medication medications within a fortnight. We performed blinded SAT on fecal specimens and 16S rRNA tests on gastric specimens. Using nonlinear mixed models, SAT had a sensitivity of 85⋅1% (95%CI 76⋅54%, 93⋅6%), and specificity of 97⋅6% (95%CI 94⋅3, 100). Twelve individuals with dyspepsia need to be tested to correctly diagnose 10 with H. pylori infection using SAT. The SAT is a robust diagnostic test to improve the diagnosis of H. pylori infection in people with dyspepsia in resource-limited settings.

Indexed as

DyspepsiaHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAdultAntigens, BacterialFecesHumansRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSensitivity and SpecificityUgandaAntigens, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S rRNADiagnostic testFecal H. pylori antigen testUganda

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PMID36513969
PMCPMC9749204
OpenAlexW4311301686

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