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| Selling against HISTOLOGY |
| Advantages: |
Disadvantages: |
| + Type of Helicobacter strain |
- Requires expertise |
| + Sensitivity / specificity |
- Expensive |
| + Other information is given
(not |
- Invasive (trying
for the patient) |
| only if the patient is infected
with Hp) |
- Have to wait for result) |
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| Selling against 13C |
| Advantages: |
Disadvantages: |
| + No need for baseline |
- Expensive |
+ Shorter postprandial period
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- Complexity |
| + Time |
- Service & Maintenance |
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| Selling Against BIOPSY TEST |
| Advantages: |
Disadvantages: |
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- Invasive (trying for the
patient)
- Operator dependent
- Time consuming
- Costly |
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| Selling Against SEROLOGY |
| Advantages: |
Disadvantages: |
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- Only antibody
- No quick test
- No follow up |
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| BREATH TEST |
| Advantages: |
Disadvantages: |
+ Sensitivity / specificity
+ Cheap
+ Non invasive
+ Test results immediately
+ Layperson can do the test (easy to use)
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- No information
about strain |
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