13C Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori: Determination of the Optimal Cut-Off Point in a Canadian Community Population

Marina Mauro; Vladimir Radovic; Pengfei Zhou; Melanie Wolfe; Markad Kamath; Premsyl Bercik; Ken Croitoru; David Armstrong

doi:10.1155/2006/472837

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2006)

13C Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori: Determination of the Optimal Cut-Off Point in a Canadian Community Population

Marina Mauro,
Vladimir Radovic,
Pengfei Zhou,
Melanie Wolfe,
Markad Kamath,
Premsyl Bercik,
Ken Croitoru,
David Armstrong

Affiliations

Marina Mauro: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Vladimir Radovic: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pengfei Zhou: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Melanie Wolfe: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Markad Kamath: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Premsyl Bercik: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ken Croitoru: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
David Armstrong: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/472837
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 12
pp. 770 – 774

Abstract

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AIM: To determine the test characteristics and the optimal cut-off point for the 13C urea breath test (13C UBT) in a Canadian community laboratory setting.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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