Carbon-13 urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with uninvestigated ulcer-like dyspepsia: OHTAC recommendation
Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC)
Record ID 32014000067
English
Authors' recommendations:
- OHTAC recommends that serology remain the first-line diagnostic test for H. pylori in adults with dyspepsia who do not present with alarm features, for whom endoscopy is not indicated.
- OHTAC recommends coverage for the 13C UBT in patients who have been treated successfully for a previous episode of H. pylori infection and now have recurrent symptoms that could be due to reinfection.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/eds/ohtas/recommendation-urea-breath-test-131003-en.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Breath Tests
- Urea
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Dyspepsia
- Peptic Ulcer
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Quality Ontario
Contact Address:
Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5
Contact Name:
EDSinfo@hqontario.ca
Contact Email:
OH-HQO_hta-reg@ontariohealth.ca
Copyright:
Health Quality Ontario
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