Urea breath test

Urea breath test
Urea breath test
	Urea breath test, UBT-KIT for "Helicobacter pylori", (Ubit Tab; left)
ICD-9-CM	89.39
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The urea breath test is a rapid diagnostic procedure used to identify infections by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral bacterium implicated in gastritis, gastric ulcer, and peptic ulcer disease. It is based upon the ability of H. pylori to convert urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide. Urea breath tests are recommended in leading society guidelines as a preferred non-invasive choice for detecting H. pylori before and after treatment.^[1]^[2]

^ Chey, William, Wong BC, Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology (2007). "American College of Gastroenterology Guideline on the Management of Helicobacter pylori Infection" (PDF). Am J Gastroenterol. 102 (8): 1808–1825. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01393.x. hdl:2027.42/73792. PMID 17608775. S2CID 1612772.
^ Malfertheiner, P, Megraud F, O'Morain C, Bazzoli F, El-Omar E, Graham D, Hunt R, Rokkas T, et al. (2007). "Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht III Consensus Report". Gut. 56 (6): 772–781. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101634. PMC 1954853. PMID 17170018.

[:0-1] Chey, William, Wong BC, Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology (2007). "American College of Gastroenterology Guideline on the Management of Helicobacter pylori Infection" (PDF). Am J Gastroenterol. 102 (8): 1808–1825. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01393.x. hdl:2027.42/73792. PMID 17608775. S2CID 1612772.

[:1-2] Malfertheiner, P, Megraud F, O'Morain C, Bazzoli F, El-Omar E, Graham D, Hunt R, Rokkas T, et al. (2007). "Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht III Consensus Report". Gut. 56 (6): 772–781. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101634. PMC 1954853. PMID 17170018.

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