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13C carbohydrate breath tests [PDF]

Gut, 1998
In paediatric practice proper digestion of carbohydrates is of major importance for adequate growth and development and for prevention of intestinal complaints. Several carbohydrates can be considered in this respect: (a) lactose: the main carbohydrate in the nutrition of early life and also in later life for many white people; (b) starch: the main ...
R J, Vonk, F, Stellaard, H, Hoekstra, H A, Koetse   +3 more
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LOW DOSE CAPSULE BASED 13C-UREA BREATH TEST COMPARED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL 13C-UREA BREATH TEST AND INVASIVE TESTS

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2014
Context One of the limitations of 13C-urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis in Brazil is the substrate acquisition in capsule presentation.
Rejane MATTAR, Cibele Aparecida VILLARES, Priscila Faria França MAROSTEGAM, Cleuber Esteves CHAVES, Vanusa Barbosa PINTO, Flair José CARRILHO   +5 more
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Efficacy evaluation of probiotics combined with prebiotics in patients with clinical hypothyroidism complicated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth during the second trimester of pregnancy

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of probiotics combined with prebiotics on clinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy combined with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.Methods(1) In total, 441 pregnant women were included in this study.
Yingqi Hao, Yajuan Xu, Yanjie Ban, Jingjing Li, Bo Wu, Qian Ouyang, Zongzong Sun, Miao Zhang, Yanjun Cai, Mengqi Wang, Wentao Wang   +10 more
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Accuracy of the Electronic Nose Breath Tests in Clinical Application: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Biosensors, 2021
(1) Background: An electronic nose applies a sensor array to detect volatile biomarkers in exhaled breath to diagnose diseases. The overall diagnostic accuracy remains unknown.
Hsiao-Yu Yang, Wan-Chin Chen, Rodger-Chen Tsai   +2 more
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Influencing Factors on Lactulose Breath Test Results

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
to assess the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in patients with suspected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Methods: The demographic and clinical factors of 268 patients with suspected IBS, who had undergone a lactulose breath test ...
Jin Won Kim, Seon-Young Park, Jin Ook Chung, Hyun A Cho, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jae Hyun Yoon, Chang Hwan Park, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew   +9 more
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Breath Analysis for Lung Cancer Early Detection—A Clinical Study

Metabolites, 2023
This clinical study presents a comprehensive investigation into the utility of breath analysis as a non-invasive method for the early detection of lung cancer.
Zhunan Jia, Velmurugan Thavasi, Thirumalai Venkatesan, Pyng Lee   +3 more
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13C Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori: Evaluation of 10-minute Breath Collection

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006
AIM: To determine whether a shortened 13C urea breath test (13C UBT) (breath collection time of 10 min) is as reliable as the standard assay (30 min).
Marina Mauro, Vladimir Radovic, Melanie Wolfe, Markad Kamath, Premsyl Bercik, David Armstrong   +5 more
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The Use of Selected Ion Flow Tube-Mass Spectrometry Technology to Identify Breath Volatile Organic Compounds for the Detection of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Pilot Study

Medicina, 2019
Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common form of cancer worldwide, with approximately 630,000 new cases diagnosed each year.
Dhinashini Chandran, Eng H. Ooi, David I Watson, Feruza Kholmurodova, Simone Jaenisch, Roger Yazbeck   +5 more
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Liver Status Assessment by Spectrally and Time Resolved IR Detection of Drug Induced Breath Gas Changes

Photonics, 2016
The actual metabolic capacity of the liver is crucial for disease identification, liver therapy, and liver tumor resection. By combining induced drug metabolism and high sensitivity IR spectroscopy of exhaled air, we provide a method for quantitative ...
Tom Rubin, Theodore von Haimberger, Alexander Helmke, Johan Lock, Martin Stockmann, Karsten Heyne   +5 more
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The validity of breath collection bags method in detecting using the novel : a multicenter clinical study in 257 subjects

Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019
Background and Aim: The BreathID ® Hp urea breath test provides several advantages over other 13 C breath analyzers for the detection of Helicobacter pylori .
Vered Richter, Jeff O. Gonzalez, Sabine Hazan, Gary Gottlieb, Keith Friedenberg, David Gatof, Ravi Ganeshappa, Jorge-Shmuel Delgado, Dov Abramowitz, Robert Hardi, Allan Coates, Mahmudul Haq, Nilesh Mehta, Blake A. Jones, Steven F. Moss, Haim Shirin   +15 more
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