[13C]-Urea breath test without prior fasting and without test meal is accurate for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 834-838

  Ng, Fook Hong ^a   Lai, Kam Chuen ^b   Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^b,c   Wong, Wai Man ^b   Wong, Siu Yin ^a   Chow, Kai Chiu ^a   Yuen, Siu Tsan ^c   Leung, Suet Yi ^c   Lam, Shiu Kum ^b  

^a RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Pathology Ruttonjee Hospital ^*  (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Helicobacter pylori; Non fasting; Test meal

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CITRIC ACID; CARBON; UREA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BREATH TEST; AGED; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHINA; EATING; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHINA; EATING; FASTING; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0036025161     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02833.x     Document Type: Article

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