Name
H. PYLORI INFECTION
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
* RAPID UREASE TEST ( SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY > 90% ) : PRESENCE OF H-PYLORI IS DETECTED IN GASTRIC MUCOSAL BIOPSY SPECIMEN BY TESTING FOR BACTERIAL PRODUCT UREASE. * BIOPSY ( SPECIFICITY & ACCURACY 100% ): FROM THE ANTRUM & BODY OF STOMACH * CULTURE OF THE BACTERIA * FECAL ANTIBODY TEST ( SENSITIVITY - 90-98% & SPECIFICITY >90% ) : IDENTIFIES ACTIVE INFECTION * H. PYLORI ANTIBODY TITERS ( IGG ) : CAN NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PAST EXPOSURE & ACTIVE INFECTION.
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
H. PYLORI BREATH TEST( UREA BREATH TEST), H. PYLORI ANTIBODY TITERS( IGG )