All subjects were initially screened for H. pylori infection by 13 C-UBT after ... antrum using flexible forceps for histology, urease test and culture. A further 44 symptomatic subjects aged ...

There are four ways to test for H. pylori: a urea breath test, a stool antigen test, an upper endoscopy, and a blood test. However, Cummings said the blood test is rarely used in the U.S. because ...

Breath testing can be used to diagnose H.pylori, as well as to document that treatment has gotten rid of it. Breath testing for Helicobacter pylori involves fasting for 1-2 hours before the test, ...