title: [The rapid urease test].
abstract: Today there are many methods in diagnostics of Helicobacter pylori infection. They are divided in two major groups based on using of endoscopy (invasive and non-invasive methods). Helicobacter pylori bacteria are specific because of having very big amounts of urease enzyme that divides urea on NH3 and CO2 which enables environment suitable for survival. Rapid ureas test is based on detecting of the enzyme activity. Because of its simplicity and high sensitivity and specificity it belongs to methods that are used in every day practice in endoscopic laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Klinicka bolnica Merkur, Interna klinika, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb.
authors.forename: Tajana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Filipec
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prskalo
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tićak
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sabarić
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skurla
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Colić-Cvrlje
authors.forename: Slavica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naumovski-Mihalić
authors.forename: Marinko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marusić
authors.forename: Miroslava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katicić
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003470:Culture Media; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014510:Urease / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014510:Urease