Journal article
14C-urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori.
Abstract
The high urease activity of Helicobacter pylori can be used to detect this bacterium by noninvasive breath tests. We have developed a 14C-urea breath test which uses 5 microCi 14C with 50 mg nonradioactive urea. Breath samples are collected at baseline and every 30 min for 2 h. Our study compared the outcome of the breath test to the results of histology and culture of endoscopically obtained gastric biopsies in 84 patients. The breath test …
Authors
Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ; Tytgat KM; Hollingsworth J; Jalali S; Rshid FA; Bowen BM; Goldie J; Goodacre RL; Riddell RH; Hunt RH
Journal
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 85, No. 4, pp. 399–403
Publication Date
April 1990
ISSN
0002-9270