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Five micro-curie urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: evaluation in a South-East Asian population.
WK. Yu, PK. Chow, SY. Tan, EH. Ng, AS. Goh, KC. Soo, SE. Aw
Aust N Z J Surg 1999 Jan;69(1):37-40.
PubMed: 9932919
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori is an important pathogen responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence varies widely in different geographical locations and is especially high in parts of Asia. A double-blind study was carried out to evaluate the use of the 5 microCi (185 KBq) [14C]-urea breath test ([14C]-UBT) in a South-East Asian population by validating its diagnostic accuracy against histology and the CLO test. The sensitivity and specificity of the [14C]-UBT was 100% when compared against the CLO test. When histology was used as the 'gold standard', the sensitivity and specificity were 100% and 97.2%, respectively. There was no overlap or indeterminate values between positive and negative results on the [14C]-UBT. Among South-East Asian populations where the prevalence of H. pylori infection is high, the high sensitivity of the 5 microCi [14C]-UBT makes it a very important test in the detection of H. pylori.
Associated compounds:
Compound Name
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Structure | Number of references |
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Urea | 1130 |