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Evaluation of [13C]urea breath test and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test for diagnosis of H. pylori infection in children from a developing country |
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| Authors: | de Carvalho Costa Cardinali Luciana Rocha Gifone Aguiar Rocha Andreia Maria Camargos de Moura Sílvia Beleza de Figueiredo Soares Taciana Esteves Ana Maria Braz Nogueira Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Cabral Mônica Maria Demas Alvares de Carvalho Anfrisina Sales Teles Bitencourt Paulo Ferreira Alexandre Queiroz Dulciene Maria Magalhães |
| Institution: | Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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