Evaluation of [13C]urea breath test and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test for diagnosis of H. pylori infection in children from a developing country.
The [(13)C]urea breath test ((13)C-UBT) and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test (HpSA) for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection in children were validated. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 93.8, 99.1, 97.8, and 98.0%, respectively, for the (13)C-UBT and 96.9, 100, 100, and 98.0%, respectively, for HpSA. Both tests are appropriate for diagnosing H. pylori infection in children.
de Carvalho Costa Cardinali
Luciana
L
Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Rocha
Gifone Aguiar
GA
Rocha
Andreia Maria Camargos
AM
de Moura
Sílvia Beleza
SB
de Figueiredo Soares
Taciana
T
Esteves
Ana Maria Braz
AM
Nogueira
Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira
AM
Cabral
Mônica Maria Demas Alvares
MM
de Carvalho
Anfrisina Sales Teles
AS
Bitencourt
Paulo
P
Ferreira
Alexandre
A
Queiroz
Dulciene Maria Magalhães
DM
D000293:Adolescent; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001944:Breath Tests; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014508:Urea / Q000032:analysis*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D014508:Urea