Diagnostic accuracy of the C-urea breath test in children: adjustment of the cut-off value according to age.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The (13)C-urea breath test ((13)C-UBT) is a reliable non-invasive method of diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection in adults and children. However, only a few validation studies have been performed on the (13)C-UBT in very young children. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the (13)C-UBT according to age, and to determine the optimal cut-off value in children. METHODS:A total of 307 (13)C-UBT were performed in 274 children. All were compared with the results of endoscopic biopsy-based methods to confirm H. pylori infection. Seventy-five milligrams of (13)C-urea was ingested without a test meal. Two breath samples were collected at 0 and 30 min. The optimal cut-off value of the (13)C-UBT was assessed by determining the sensitivity, specificity, false negative, and false positive results, at cut-off values ranging from 2.0 to 10.0 per thousand. RESULTS:The delta over baseline (DOB) values of the (13)C-UBT showed a significant negative correlation with age in both the H. pylori-positive group (r = -0.309; P = 0.005) and the H. pylori-negative group (r = -0.162; P = 0.015). High false positive results and low specificity were noted in children aged 6 years or less compared with children older than 6 years at a cut-off value of 4.0 per thousand (false positives; 8.3%vs 0.85%, specificity; 89.8%vs 98.8%). After adjusting the cut-off value, the optimal cut-off values were found to be 4.0 per thousand in children older than 6 years and 7.0 per thousand in children aged 6 years or less. CONCLUSIONS:The cut-off value of the (13)C-UBT recommended regardless of age must be adjusted in preschool children to reduce the false positive results.

authors

Yang HR,Seo JK

doi

10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03541.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-02-01 00:00:00

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264-9

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2

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0815-9319

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1440-1746

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JGH3541

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20

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