The H. pylori breath test measures an enzyme called urease, which is present in some microbes but not in human cells. H. pylori urease breaks down urea into CO2 and ammonia.

WebMD explains how an H. pylori bacterial infection can raise your chances of stomach cancer. Find out more about symptoms, tests, and treatments for H. pylori.

Among participants who underwent H. pylori testing along with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer screening, the gastric cancer incidence rate was 0.032% compared with 0.037% ...

A standard diagnostic threshold for the H. pylori test showed that only 28.6% of Parkinson’s disease patients tested positive, compared to 33.9% of controls.

A common cause of both gastric and peptic ulcers is infection with Helicobacter pylori. Often shortened to H. pylori, it is a spiral-shaped bacterium that can, as it burrows into the stomach ...

We are not frightened of H.pylori anymore,” Nobel laureate Barry J. Marshall, who discovered bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in 1982, said on Monday.