^(14)C-urea breath test in patients undergoing anti-tuberculosis therapy  

作　　者：Sayed Amir Mirbagheri Amir Ali Sohrabpour Mehrdad Hasibi Babak Moghimi Mehdi Mohamadnejad 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastroenterology [2]Digestive Disease Research Center [3]Department of Infectious Diseases [4]GI and Liver Disease Research Center

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2005年第11期1712-1714,共3页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：AIM: Urea breath test (UBT) is a non-invasive diagnostic test for detecting the presence of Helicobacter pylori(H pylori).In this study we evaluated the effect of anti-tuberculosis therapy on the results of 14C-UBT.METHODS: Patients, with the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) who had a positive UBT at the point of starting antiTB therapy, were included. None had a history of peptic ulcer disease or had taken antibiotics, bismuth compounds and/or PPI in the previous month, 14C-UBT was repeated at the end of the second month and the end of treatment period and one month after completion of treatment course.RESULTS: Thirty-five patients (23 males) were enrolled.14C-UBT was negative in all 35 patients (100%) at the end of the second month and remained negative in 30cases (85.7%) at the end of the treatment course. One month after completion of treatment course, UBT remained negative in 13 patients (37.1%).CONCLUSION: Our report underscores the need for caution while interpreting urea breath test results in patients undergoing anti-TB therapy. Furthermore, the combination of drugs used in this study resulted in H pylori eradication in a minority of patients.AIM: Urea breath test (UBT) is a non-invasive diagnostic test for detecting the presence of Helicobacterpylori(H pylori). In this study we evaluated the effect of anti-tuberculosis therapy on the results of 14C-UBT. METHODS: Patients, with the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) who had a positive UBT at the point of starting anti-TB therapy, were included. None had a history of peptic ulcer disease or had taken antibiotics, bismuth compounds and/or PPI in the previous month. 14C-UBT was repeated at the end of the second month and the end of treatment period and one month after completion of treatment course. RESULTS: Thirty-five patients (23 males) were enrolled. 14C-UBT was negative in all 35 patients (100%) at the end of the second month and remained negative in 30 cases (85.7%) at the end of the treatment course. One month after completion of treatment course, UBT remained negative in 13 patients (37.1%). CONCLUSION: Our report underscores the need for caution while interpreting urea breath test results in patients undergoing anti-TB therapy. Furthermore, the combination of drugs used in this study resulted in H pylori eradication in a minority of patients.

关 键 词：Urea breath test (UBT) Helicobacter pylori TUBERCULOSIS 

分 类 号：R817[医药卫生—影像医学与核医学]