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DIAGNOSING CHILDREN HP INFECTION BY ¹³C UREA BREATHING TEST

Yang-Y, Zhao HL

Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and reference of diagnosing method in HP infection.

Methods: ¹³C urea breathing test was undertaken in 200 children with digestive tract symptoms and compared with gastric mucosa pathological changes under endoscope, gastric mucosa urea-ferment test, histology test and blood HP~lgG.

Results: ¹³C urea breathing test , gastric mucosa urea-ferment test and histology test were not significantly different (p>0.05). ^１３C urea breathing test and blood HP~lgG were significantly different (p<0.05). ¹³C urea breathing test and gastric mucosa pathological changes under endoscope were more significantly different (p<0.01).

Conclusion: ¹³C urea breathing Test is safe and reliable in diagnosing children HP infection. It can be compared with gastric-mucosa urea-ferment test and histology test.