Giugno 2008 - Volume XXVII - numero 6
Pagine elettroniche ; Ricerca
1Institute of Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
2UDK, Belgrado, Serbia
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: jokic_rs@EUnet.yu
Key words: Coeliac disease, Rapid test, Serbian experience
Coeliac disease (CD) is a very common condition involving approximately 1% of the population. The availability of a rapid and inexpensive test for the diagnosis of CD has several possible implications. Among these, the potential use of the rapid test in a case finding setting. The Authors report the results of the first case finding study for CD that was carried out in Serbia. On the whole, 256 paediatric patients were involved. The rapid test was positive in 12% of the cases, negative in 88%. The test gave 38% of false negatives, 12.9% of false positives and 49% of real positive cases.The Authors conclude that the test is a useful tool in the diagnosis of CD and discuss possible issues.
Vuoi citare questo contributo?