The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first breath test to detect Helicobacter pylori bacterial infections in children ages 3-17. The FDA based its approval of the BreathTek UBT test ...

From July 1998 to August 1999, a total of 600 patients, including 14 patients who were later excluded from the analysis, completed the UBT. Of the 14 excluded, seven patients <20 years old or >70 ...

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical announced that BreathTek UBT for H. Pylori Kit may be administered to patients who are taking proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Specifically, patients who took PPIs within ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first breath test to detect Helicobacter pylori bacterial infections in children ages 3-17, officials said. Alberto ...

(HealthDay News) – The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for a breath test that screens for a common ulcer-causing germ, to include children aged 3–17 years. The Helicobacter ...

Should a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) be discontinued prior to a urea breath test (UBT)? If yes, for how long before the test?

The BreathTek UBT test is the first breath test to detect Helicobacter pylori bacterial infections in children ages 3-17 and has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read the ...

The first breath test for use in children ages 3 to 17 years to detect Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacterial infections, responsible for chronic stomach inflammation (gastritis) and ulcers, was ...