Comparison of 13C- urea blood test to 13C-breath test and rapid urease test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

At present, the available methods to diagnose active H. pylori infection are endoscopy with biopsy for histology, culture, rapid urease tests, 13C or 14C urea breath test, urine antibody and the stool antigen test. The aims of this study were to simplify the 13C urea test by measuring 13C in blood r...

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Published in:	Acta gastroenterologica latinoamericana Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 225 - 229
Main Authors:	Fry, Lucía C, Curioso, Walter H, Rickes, Steffen, Horton, Glen, Hirschowitz, Basil I, Mönkemüller, Klaus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Argentina Sociedad Argentina de Gastroenterología 2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Breath Tests Carbon Isotopes Female Gastroscopy Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis Helicobacter pylori Humans Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Urea - blood Urease
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