Open AccessInfluence of Age on 13C-Urea Breath Test Results in Children
Author(s) -
Angelika Kindermann,
Hans Demmelmair,
Berthold Koletzko,
Susanne KraussEtschmann,
B Wiebecke,
Sibylle Koletzko
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200001000-00023
Subject(s) - medicine , breath test , gastroenterology , cutoff , population , pediatrics , helicobacter pylori , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics
The 13C-urea breath test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection has not been validated in infants and young children. The influence of age on the test results was studied by conventional validation against invasive methods and by mathematical estimation in a large pediatric population.