Accuracy of urea breath test performed immediately after emergency endoscopy in peptic ulcer bleeding [PDF]
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2012 Producción CientíficaThe aim of this work is to investigate the accuracy of the urea breath test (UBT) performed immediately after emergency endoscopy in peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB).
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The Use of 13C-Urea Breath Test for Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Comparison to Endoscopy and Stool Antigen Test. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel), 2020 Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can cause gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases and gastric carcinoma. Endoscopy as the gold standard method of diagnosis is an invasive procedure that might not be suitable in all scenarios.
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Influence of acotiamide on 13C-urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori diagnosis. [PDF]
J Clin Biochem Nutr, 2020 The Helicobacter pylori infection and functional dyspepsia are often coexisted. The effect of acotiamide, a drug for functional dyspepsia, on the result of Helicobacter pylori diagnosis has yet to be studied.
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13C-Urea Breath Test Accuracy for Helicobacter pylori Infection in the Asian Population: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Ann Glob Health, 2019 Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is known to be associated with peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Detection of H. pylori infection is a significant part of peptic ulcer and gastric cancer prevention and management.
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Effect of Citric Acid on Accuracy of 13C-Urea Breath Test after Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in a Region with a High Prevalence of Atrophic Gastritis. [PDF]
Gut Liver, 2019 Background/Aims The validity of 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT) for Helicobacter pylori detection is influenced by atrophic gastritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of citric acid on the accuracy of 13C-Urea breath test after H.
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Optimization of 13 C-urea breath test threshold levels for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in a national referral laboratory. [PDF]
J Clin Lab Anal, 2019 Threshold values for 13C‐urea breath test (13C‐UBT) positivity may be affected by various sociodemographic, host, bacterial, and laboratory factors. Manufacturer recommended cutoffs for 13C‐UBT assays may not be applicable in all settings. Optimizing 13C‐
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Correlation between Quantitative 13C-Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Treatment Success in a Population-Based Cohort. [PDF]
Gastroenterol Res Pract, 2018 Background There are continual efforts to identify factors which influence the success of first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The 13C-urea breath test result (C13-UBT) utilizes H.
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Sex differences in urea breath test results for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: a large cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Biol Sex Differ, 2018 Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer only in a subset of infected persons. Sex differences were shown in results of urea breath test (UBT), a commonly used test for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. However, factors that
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Alaskans: Factors associated with infection and comparison of urea breath test and anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies. [PDF]
Helicobacter, 2018 Miernyk KM +9 more
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Accuracy of urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori infection: meta-analysis. [PDF]
World J Gastroenterol, 2015 AIM To quantitatively summarize and appraise the available evidence of urea breath test (UBT) use to diagnose Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in patients with dyspepsia and provide pooled diagnostic accuracy measures.
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