Medical Definition of Urea breath test

1. A test for the presence of the bacteria helicobacter pylori that causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach. The breath test is based on the ability of h. Pylori to break down urea. Ten minutes after swallowing a capsule containing urea with labelled carbon, a breath sample is collected to detect labelled carbon in the exhaled breath. A positive test indicates active infection. The test turns negative after eradication of the bacteria from the stomach with antibiotics. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Urea Breath Test

urea
urea-formaldehyde resin
ureagenesis
ureal
ureal
ureameter
ureaplasma
ureaplasma infections
ureaplasma urealyticum
ureapoiesis
ureas
urease
urease
ureases
urease test
urea breath test (current term)
urea clearance
urea clearance test
urea cycle
urea peroxide
urea stibamine
urecchysis
urechitin
urechitoxin
urecholine supersensitivity test
uredema
uredia
uredial
Uredinales
uredine

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