Appropriate cut | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由CKato著作·2003·被引用18次—Thepresentstudyaimedtoprospectivelyre-assessthecut-offvalueofthe13C-UBTat6weeksaftertreatmentbyusingtheresultsobtainedat6monthsasan ...

Background and aim: A cut-off value of 2.5 per thousand for the 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is recommended in Japanese persons, based on the result of a multicenter trial in patients prior to treatment for eradication of Helicobacter pylori. The cut-off value of 2.5 per thousand has also been used in the assessment of eradication after treatment. The 6-8-week evaluation after treatment is recommended in the guidelines of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology. The present study aimed to prospectively re-assess the cut-off value of the 13C-UBT at 6 weeks after treatment by using the results obtained at 6 months as an indication of true positive or true negative H. pylori infection status.

Methods: One hundred and ninety patients who were positive for H. pylori underwent eradication treatment, and 177 patients of these patients who were assessed as having true positive or true negative H. pylori ...