13c ubt urea breath reagent for hp

Medical research has found that Helicobacter pylori is the main pathogenic factor of chronic gastritis, and is closely related to the onset of peptic ulcer, as well as gastric cancer and gastric tumors. The World Health Organization has clearly pointed out that Helicobacter pylori is the first carcinogen. The transmission of Helicobacter pylori is mainly oral-oral or fecal-oral transmission, including drinking water, food, teeth, and saliva. The source of infection of Helicobacter pylori is mainly human to human, human to animal (cats, dogs, pigs). At present, more evidence supports the clustering phenomenon of infection in the family, and there is a high degree of mutual infection in the family, so the family Children are at high risk of Helicobacter pylori infection.

There are many causes of gastritis in children, among which Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the important causes. Helicobacter pylori is mostly infected in childhood. Once infected, it will carry the bacteria for several decades, and the natural eradication rate is low. Children's gastritis and peptic ulcer are often ignored by their parents because of their atypical symptoms. When a child has clinical symptoms such as stomach pain, bloating, pantothenic acid, belching, and bad breath, he or she should first consider whether there is Helicobacter pylori infection.

Richen 13c ubt test has high sensitivity and specificity, 13C-UBT has become the golden standard of H. Pylori diagnosis.