Background and Aim: The current diagnostic methods for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection include rapid urease test (RUT), urea breath test (UBT), histology, culture, and serum antibody detection ...

The success of eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection is usually determined by noninvasive tests; however, sometimes these tests are not possible and an invasive test is required such ...

Diagnosis of H. pylori infection can be clinical or based on noninvasive or invasive testing. In 2007, the American College of Gastroenterology published guidelines for H. pylori testing 15 (Table 2).

There is general agreement that H. pylori infection is closely associated with chronic gastritic conditions, including intestinal metaplasia, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Several methods for ...