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. 2003 Jul;41(7):3334-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3334-3335.2003.

Evaluation of [13C]urea breath test and Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test for diagnosis of H. pylori infection in children from a developing country

Luciana de Carvalho Costa Cardinali  1 , Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Sílvia Beleza de Moura, Taciana de Figueiredo Soares, Ana Maria Braz Esteves, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, Mônica Maria Demas Alvares Cabral, Anfrisina Sales Teles de Carvalho, Paulo Bitencourt, Alexandre Ferreira, Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz
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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

Luciana de Carvalho Costa Cardinali et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul.

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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