[Usefulness of urea breath test for helicobacter pylori detection]
Pichon Riviere A, Augustovski F, Garcia Marti S, Glujovsky D, Alcaraz A, Lopez A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, Rey-Ares L, Rojas J, Elorriaga N, Regueiro A, Romano M
Record ID 32014000317
Spanish
Authors' recommendations:
At present, there are different diagnostic tests to identify the presence of H. pylori. The urea breath test presents an adequate sensitivity and specificity profile. There is consensus among most clinical practice guidelines found about the use of non-invasive tests for low-risk patients with dyspepsia and without alarming signs. They also agree that the urea breath test, the stool antigen test and serology test might be an equivalent initial diagnostic tool, although the serology test should not be used for post-treatment control. The recommendation to use one test and not the other may be made only after performing an economic evaluation considering the different therapy schemes and their costs.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/?cod_publicacion=1249&origen_publicacion=publicaciones
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Helicobacter Infections
- Breath Tests
- Biomarkers
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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