Urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori using a stable isotope (13C)

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Werneck de Castro (Author), Ana Thereza Britto Gomes (Author), Gilberto João Padovan (Author), Ricardo Brandt de Oliveira (Author), Julio Sérgio Marchini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Helicobacter pylori is found in the stomach of most patients with duodenal ulcer. Techniques for its diagnosis include histopathology, urease test and urea breath test (UBT) using urea labeled with radioactive (14C) or stable carbon (13C). The objectives of the present study were: 1) to carry out UB...