DETECTION OF H. PYLORI UTILIZING UNLABELED UREA

Disclosed is a method and device for detection of H. Pylori in breath emissions utilizing an unlabelled urea, in which a patient ingests a safe quantity of unlabelled urea. After ingestion, expired breath of the patient is analyzed for ammonia, with a detection based on levels of ammonia lower than...

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Hauptverfasser: RIGAS ANASTASIA, GOUMA PELAGIA-IRENE, RIGAS BASIL, KALYANASUNDARAM KRITHIKA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed is a method and device for detection of H. Pylori in breath emissions utilizing an unlabelled urea, in which a patient ingests a safe quantity of unlabelled urea. After ingestion, expired breath of the patient is analyzed for ammonia, with a detection based on levels of ammonia lower than 50 parts per billion to 500 ppm to detect helicobacter pylori.