Patent ID: 6171811
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for the detection of Helicobacter pylori, based on the carbon-13 labelled urea breath test, which comprises the stages of:a) administering to the patient an aqueous solution of citric acid which comprises citric acid in an amount sufficient to yield a pH comprised between 2 and 2.5;b) collecting a sample of the patient's breath with the object of determining the baseline content of carbon-13;c) administering to the patient a suitable amount of carbon-13 labelled urea;d) collecting a sample of the patient's breath with the object of determining the content of carbon-13 after the administration of the carbon-13 labelled urea; ande) analysing the breath sample collected to determine the carbon-13 content before and after the administration of carbon-13 labelled urea.