Result Test Name
QUEST HELICOBACTER PYLORI UREA BREATH TEST
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
1230910362
Laboratory Test Name
H Pylori Urea Breath Test (Quest)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
29891-9
Collection Container
Transport Tube
Units
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Collection Requirements
Patient Preparation Patient should fast at least one hour before collection of baseline breath sample. Use of antimicrobials proton pump inhibitors or bismuth preparations within two weeks prior to administering the PyloPlus? UBT test may cause a false negative result. However a positive result is still valid. Insufficient data are available on pregnant and lactating women. Instructions: This test can only be performed on specimens from patients >17 years old collected in PyloPlus breath collection bags. Patients 3-17 years of age must use test code 92491- Helicobacter pylori Urea Breath Test Pediatric and breath collected in PyloPlus collection bags Preferred Specimen(s) Requirements Human breath: Paired breath samples (pre and post) collected in PyloPlus UBT Collection Kit bags and must be submitted together. Follow instructions provided with kit.
Container Temp
Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume
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Test Info
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. PyloPlus? UBT breath tests provide a non-invasive and non-hazardous method for detecting current H. pylori infection using urea breath analysis.
Shipping Instructions
Transport Container Tightly capped blue and pink bags. Bags may leak if cap is not attached. Keep each pair of breath samples together reusing the plastic kit pouch provided. Transport Temperature Room temperature Specimen Stability Room temperature: 7 days Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen: Unacceptable Reject Criteria Specimen types other than BreathTek? UBT bags ? Specimens from patients <3 years old