PROSPECTIVE STUDY FOR VALIDATION OF A SINGLE PROTOCOL FOR THE 13C-UREA BREATH TEST USING TWO DIFFERENT DEVICES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF H. PYLORI INFECTION

PROSPECTIVE STUDY FOR VALIDATION OF A SINGLE PROTOCOL FOR THE 13C-UREA BREATH TEST USING TWO DIFFERENT DEVICES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF H. PYLORI INFECTION

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is the gold-standard, noninvasive method for H. pylori diagnosis. However, there is no uniform standardization of the test. This situation can be unpractical for laboratories running with two or more devices. OBJECTIVE: To perform a prospective comp...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gonzaga Vaz COELHO, Osmar Reni TRINDADE, Laiane Alves LEÃO, Henrique Gomes RIBEIRO, Izabella Silva FREITAS, Maria Clara Freitas COELHO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Infecções por Helicobacter, diagnóstico
Testes respiratórios
Ureia, análise
Isótopos de carbono, análise
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