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[The 13C-urea Breath Test in Helicobacter Pylori Gastric Infection in Children]

N Kalach, P H Benhamou, F Briet, J Raymond, C Dupont

Arch Pediatr. 1998 Dec;5(12):1359-65.

PMID: 9885745

Abstract:

Helicobacter pylori gastric infection in children is a public health problem. Classical diagnostic tools such as endoscopy are excessively invasive in the usual clinical context. Serology at this age has multiple drawbacks. The urea-13C breath test seems today the most appropriate alternative method. The principle of the test relies upon the indirect detection of H pylori through its high urease activity. The test uses a stable (ie, non radioactive) isotope, which allows its repeated use. The main indications are the detection and the follow-up of H pylori infection.

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AP58069822-B Urea-13C Urea-13C 58069-82-2 Price
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