Changes in gastric environment with test meals affect the performance of 14C-urea breath test

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1260-1265

  Pathak, Chander M ^a   Bhasin, Deepak K ^a   Nada, Ritambara ^a   Bhattacharya, Anish ^a   Khanduja, Krishan L ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Citric acid meal; Gastric ulcer; Helicobacter pylori; Trisodium citrate meal; Urea breath test; Urease

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CITRATE TRISODIUM; CITRIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREA C 14; UREASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH PH; TEST MEAL; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 27744475256     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03885.x     Document Type: Article

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