A urea breath test is one way doctors may test for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. H. pylori is a type of bacterium that can cause digestive disorders. This article will explain the test, ...

This e-learning module gives an overview of the carbon-13 urea breath test (13 C-UBT) for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. It describes a robust test for the diagnosis of gastric H. pylori ...

Jan. 10, 2003 -- Current guidelines recommend discontinuing proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) before performing the urea breath test for H. pylori. A new test protocol reported in the January issue of the ...

BreathID Hp, a new non-invasive urea breath test for diagnosing H. pylori, has been made available by Exalenz Bioscience. The test takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete and deliver results, ...

Asymptomatic Subjects. Sixty-five healthy, asymptomatic volunteers aged 54.2 ± 2.0 years (mean ± SEM; range 20 86 years) were involved in the present study. All subjects were initially screened for H.