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Validated accuracy of a novel urea breath test for rapid Helicobacter pylori detection and in-office analysis.
O. Hegedus, J. Rydén, AS. Rehnberg, S. Nilsson, PM. Hellström
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002 May;14(5):513-20.
PubMed: 11984149
Abstract
A novel 14C-urea breath test (UBT) was developed to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori by bench analysis in office, enabling the practitioner to readily reveal H. pylori infection. To validate the novel UBT (Heliprobe) versus conventional UBT. Pretreatment (n = 203) and post-treatment (n = 147) detection of H. pylori. Additional tests with encapsulated 14C-urea (n = 37) were validated. After intake of liquid or encapsulated 14C-urea, exhaled 14CO2 in breath was trapped in benzethoniumhydroxide/ethanol, or adsorbed to LiOH-soaked pads on a dry cover surface (Heliprobe BreathCard). The amount of adsorbed 14C was detected using a beta-scintillator or two Geiger-Müller counters operating in parallel (Heliprobe Analyzer). For pretreatment detection, we found full concordance between the UBTs, with 100% sensitivity and specificity (CI 95-100% and 97-100%, respectively) and strong agreement (r = 0.80, CI 0.75-0.85; kappa = 1, CI 0.86-1.14; P < 0.0001). Similarly, for post-treatment follow-up detection, sensitivity and specificity were 100% (CI 85-100% and 97-100%, respectively) with significant agreement (r = 0.48, CI 0.34-0.59; kappa = 1, CI 0.84-1.16; P < 0.0001). The use of encapsulated 14C-urea did not change agreement between the tests. Sensitivity and specificity were 100% (CI 72-100% and 87-100%, respectively) with strong agreement between the tests (r = 0.71, CI 0.50-0.84; kappa = 1, CI 0.68-1.32; P < 0.0001). The novel Heliprobe UBT, with either liquid or encapsulated 14C-urea, seems equi-efficacious to conventional UBT in fulfilling its role as the non-invasive gold standard for detection of H. pylori.
Associated compounds:
Compound Name
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Structure | Number of references |
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Urea | 1130 |