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Does the diagnostic accuracy of the 13C-urea breath test vary with age even after the application of urea hydrolysis rate?

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Τίτλος: Does the diagnostic accuracy of the 13C-urea breath test vary with age even after the application of urea hydrolysis rate?
Συγγραφείς: Yang, Hye Ran, Ko, Jae Sung, Seo, Jeong Kee
Συνεισφορές: 양혜란, 고재성, 서정기
Στοιχεία εκδότη: Wiley-Blackwell
Έτος έκδοσης: 2008
Συλλογή: Seoul National University: S-Space
Θεματικοί όροι: Adolescent, Age Factors, Bacterial Proteins/metabolism, Breath Tests/*methods, Calibration, Carbon Isotopes/metabolism, Child, Preschool, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal, False Positive Reactions, Female, Helicobacter Infections/*diagnosis/metabolism/*microbiology/pathology, Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification/*metabolism, Humans, Hydrolysis, Infant, Male, Urea/*analysis/metabolism, Urease/metabolism
Περιγραφή: BACKGROUND: Endogenous CO(2) production may be a possible explanation for higher false-positive results reported for (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) in children below 6 years. In this study, we evaluated whether age affects the diagnostic accuracy of the (13)C-UBT even after the application of urea hydrolysis rate (UHR) in children. METHODS: A total of 612 (13)C-UBTs and endoscopic biopsies were performed on children divided into two groups; children under 6 years (n = 126) and children aged 6-18 years (n = 486). For (13)C-UBT, 75 mg (13)C-urea was ingested, and breath sample was collected 30 minutes later. Delta over baseline (DOB) was determined, and UHR was calculated to normalize the DOB values for endogenous CO(2) production. RESULTS: There was significant difference between the DOB values of children under 6 years and those of children over 6 years in H. pylori-positive (p = .029) and -negative groups (p = .002). On applying the UHR, no significant difference was observed between the UHR values of children under 6 years and those of children over 6 years in H. pylori-positive (p = .877) and -negative groups (p = .427). In 12.6% children under 6 years, false-positive results were observed on applying the DOB, and in 9.0% on applying the UHR (p = .125). CONCLUSIONS: The (13)C-UBT is a noninvasive method exhibiting high diagnostic accuracy with both UHR as well as DOB. However, high false-positive results for (13)C-UBT were noted in children below 6 years on applying both UHR as well as DOB. Thus, this may not only be due to the effects of endogenous CO(2) production but also due to other factors. ; This research was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Medical Science Research, Seoul National University Hospital (grant no. 04-2003-044-0).
Τύπος εγγράφου: article in journal/newspaper
Γλώσσα: English
Relation: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18665931; https://hdl.handle.net/10371/68152
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2008.00608.x
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://hdl.handle.net/10371/68152
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18665931
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.2008.00608.x
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.A8AC351
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE
Περιγραφή
DOI:10.1111/j.1523-5378.2008.00608.x