13C Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori: Evaluation of 10-minute Breath Collection

Marina Mauro; Vladimir Radovic; Melanie Wolfe; Markad Kamath; Premsyl Bercik; David Armstrong

doi:10.1155/2006/749453

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2006)

13C Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori: Evaluation of 10-minute Breath Collection

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/749453
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 12
pp. 775 – 778

Abstract

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AIM: To determine whether a shortened 13C urea breath test (13C UBT) (breath collection time of 10 min) is as reliable as the standard assay (30 min).

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
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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