No significant determinants of positive 13C-UBT given negative serology could be identified.
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In this study, the safety and the accuracy of UBT were evaluated.
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Results: Correlation between delta 13C-UBT and dyspepsia score was not found.
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Acidification of the stomach did not prevent false negative UBT results.
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Low UBT values were associated with the risk of gastric cancer.
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Agreement between UBT and HpSA diminished throughout the follow-up.
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Only one patient in UBT group resorted to hysterectomy.
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Methods: Our study involved 413 consecutive patients who had undergone esophagogastroduodenal examination and the UBT test.
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A standardized questionnaire was applied to identify factors which could explain discrepant results of 13C-UBT and serology.
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A second endoscopy was performed if UBT results showed evidence of treatment failure or H. pylori recurrence.
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UBT was well tolerated and none of the 492 patients had any systemic or allergic-type adverse reaction.
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Five of the children had follow-up UBTs and four were negative consistent with the diagnosis of false-positive UBT.
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The UBT recovered in all but one subject by the fourth day post-PPI and in all subjects by day 14.
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Conclusions: The 13C-UBT is a reliable semiquantitative test to assess H. pylori density and the activity and degree of gastritis.
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Thirty-two patients with UBT-defined treatment failures or H. pylori recurrences at any point during the 9-month follow-up underwent a second endoscopy.
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Four weeks after finishing medication, the 13C-UBT was repeated in all cases and endoscopy was offered to patients with peptic ulcers.