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Urea Breath Test

Aka: Urea Breath Test
  1. See Also
    1. Helicobacter pylori Noninvasive Testing
  2. Indications
    1. Dyspepsia evaluation
    2. Confirmation of cure after H. pylori management
  3. Mechanism
    1. Measures urease activity
  4. Efficacy: Accurate for Diagnosis for H. pylori
    1. Test Sensitivity: 95 to 100%
    2. Test Specificity: 95%
  5. Advantages
    1. In-office test with high accuracy
    2. Noninvasive test of H. pylori cure
    3. Very Cost effective
      1. $60 (compared with $295 from reference lab)
  6. References
    1. Cutler AF (1995) Gastroenterology 109:136-41

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