Alpha Medical Lab

Heliobacter Pylori, Urea Breath Test (H Pylori Breath Test)

Ordered Test Code:

HPYLORBT

Lab Test Component	Requirement
Test Name	Heliobacter Pylori, Urea Breath Test (H Pylori Breath Test)
Alpha’s Order Test Code	HPYLORBT
Specimen Collection Tube	Human breath: Paired breath samples (pre and post) collected in BreathTek™ UBT Collection Kit bags and must be submitted together. Follow instructions provided with kit.
Collection Tube Handling	Human breath: Paired breath samples (pre and post) collected in BreathTek™ UBT Collection Kit bags and must be submitted together. Follow instructions provided with kit.
Minimum Volume
Transport Temperture	Room Temp
Stability	Room temperature: 7 days; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Collection Instructions	Follow instructions provided with kit.

Clinical Significance

Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative microaerophilic curved bacillus with an affinity for human gastric mucosa. H. pylori has been identified as an important pathogen in the upper GI tract. The casual relationship between H. pylori and chronic active gastritis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers has been well documented. BreathTek™ UBiT® for H. pylori is a non-invasive, non radioactive method for detecting urease activity associated with H. pylori infection. This test offers 95.2% sensitivity and 89.7% specificity compared with endoscopic methods.