An H. pylori breath test, also called a urea breath test, can help a doctor diagnose infections caused by this type of bacteria. More than half the world’s population is thought to be living ...

A common bacteria is fuelling millions of cases of stomach cancer worldwide – but screening may turn the tide, experts have said.Scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ...

A common bacterium is fuelling millions of stomach cancer cases globally, though screening may offer a vital solution, ...

H pylori infection should be confirmed before eradication therapy. Accurate, cost-effective tests to diagnose the infection are now commercially available. Tests that do not require endoscopy ...

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.

A total of 47 patients had a positive result for at least two of the conventional tests, and so were considered H. pylori-positive. The IRUT showed high sensitivity (91.5%) and specificity (98.1% ...

A COMMON bug lurking in food and water is driving millions of cases of cancer worldwide, experts warn. New research from the ...

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% ...

Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria found in the gut that causes ulcers and indigestion, can be detected with a machine that can smell H pylori on a person's breath. It's worth doing in those people ...

/PRNewswire/ -- The global helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) non-invasive testing market was valued at approximately US$ 518.0 Mn in 2017 and is projected to ...