Background and Aim: The current diagnostic methods for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection include rapid urease test (RUT), urea breath test ... antibody against H. pylori urease.

From July 1998 to August 1999, a total of 600 patients, including 14 patients who were later excluded from the analysis, completed the UBT. Of the 14 excluded, seven patients <20 years old or >70 ...

There are four ways to test for H. pylori: a urea breath test, a stool antigen test, an upper endoscopy, and a blood test.

The preliminary results, reported in the Journal of Analytical Chemistry, could provide an alternative to the invasive and expensive tests ... H. pylori’s unique ability to hydrolyse urea ...

Breath testing can be used to diagnose H.pylori, as well as to document that treatment has gotten rid of it. Breath testing for Helicobacter pylori involves fasting for 1-2 hours before the test, ...