BreathTek ® UBT for H . pylori

To be sure of your diagnosis AND confirm treatment success , choose BreathTek UBT

• Antibiotic resistance is approaching 25 %, increasing the need for eradication confirmation 1-3

• ACG * calls the UBT method “ the most reliable nonendoscopic test …“ to confirm H . pylori eradication 4

• BreathTek UBT offers excellent sensitivity ( 96 %) and specificity ( 96 %) to confirm eradication in adult patients 5

• False negative test results may be caused by : − Ingestion of proton pump inhibitors ( PPIs ) within 2 weeks prior to performing the

BreathTek UBT . If a negative result is obtained from a patient ingesting a PPI within 2 weeks prior to the BreathTek UBT , it may be a false-negative result and the test should be repeated 2 weeks after discontinuing the PPI treatment . A positive result for a patient on a PPI could be considered positive and be acted upon

− Ingestion of antimicrobials or bismuth preparations within 2 weeks prior to performing the BreathTek UBT

− Premature POST-DOSE breath collection time for a patient with a marginally positive BreathTek UBT result

− Post-treatment assessment with the BreathTek UBT less than 4 weeks after completion of treatment for the eradication of H . pylori

• False positive test results may be caused by urease associated with other gastric spiral organisms observed in humans , such as Helicobacter heilmannii or achlorhydria .

H . pylori can ’ t hide from BreathTek UBT …

Approved as an aid in the initial diagnosis and post-treatment monitoring of H . pylori infection in adults and children ages 3 to 17 years

Please see BRIEF SUMMARY on adjacent page .

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* ACG , American College of Gastroenterology .

April 2015 05US15EBP0019