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99doc
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06/28/05 - 07:52 AM

Describe PUD in a middle-aged man and tell you they saw gram negative rods. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

How can you further identify the organism?

chemamr
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06/28/05 - 08:10 PM

If PUD is peptic ulcer disease, the microorganism is H. pylori, then you can identify it through a urea breath test or serology or endoscopy with biopsy (gold standard) or direct urease test.

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06/28/05 - 08:59 PM

thanx a lot. nod

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