On-site diagnosis of H. pylori infection by urine

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Feb;39(2):95-7. doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00205-x.

Abstract

We have recently developed an on-site diagnostic kit for H. pylori infection using urine (utilizing immunochromatographic method employing a nitrocellulose membrane coated by extracted H. pylori antigen). Accordingly, we investigated its usefulness in 155 consecutive dyspeptic patients using the 13C urea breath test as a gold standard and further compared its performance with two commercially available rapid diagnostic kits that use whole blood (Helisal Rapid Blood, and ImmunoCard H. pylori). As the results, the urine based on-site diagnostic kit provided 95.9% sensitivity and 87.9% specificity with 92.9% accuracy, which were comparable or even better than that of both rapid whole blood tests, suggesting its usefulness in screening of H. pylori infection.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / blood
  • Breath Tests
  • Helicobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Helicobacter pylori / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Urea / metabolism
  • Urine / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Urea