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It’s Not Easy to Diagnose Intermediate-Stage Liver Fibrosis
Biopsy has a low level of diagnostic performance for liver fibrosis stages F2 and F1. The recommendation for biopsy analysis, instead of non-invasive tests, for diagnosis of intermediate stages of fibrosis is therefore misleading, according to the June issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Liver/Biliary, Technology
Tagged Cirrhosis, diagnostic, HBV, HCV, hepatitis progression, Inflammation, liver disease, pathology anlysis, prognostis, response to therapy, testing
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H Pylori—Are They Gone Yet?
Helicobacter pylori infection can be treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and antibiotics, but physicians need ways to determine if the bacteria are completely eradicated months later. In the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Luigi Gatta et al. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract, Technology
Tagged antibiotic, bacteria, diagnostic, h. pylori, infection, Inflammation, marker, peptic ulcer, Stomach Cancer, therapy
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