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Which is more diagnostic for h. pylori, a stool or blood sample?

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Stool: The most accurate test is a biopsy of the stomach or duodenum . Next best are the stool tests and urease breath tests. Worst is the blood.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/30/2016

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