Evaluation of seaFAST, a Rapid Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Test, for Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Resistance to Clarithromycin in Paraffin-Embedded Biopsy Sections
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (7) , 3494-3496
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.7.3494-3496.2005
Abstract
A commercially available rapid fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) test, (seaFAST H. pylori Combi-Kit; SeaPro Theranostics International, Lelystad, The Netherlands) was used to simultaneously detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori and determine clarithromycin susceptibility in paraffin-embedded biopsy sections. The FISH method was found to be 97% sensitive, 94% specific for the detection of H. pylori and comparable to agar dilution for the detection of resistance to clarithromycin.Keywords
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