Urea Breath Test Infrared (UBIT™)

For Specimen Integrity during Extreme Weather see the “Lockbox Usage in Extreme Weather” document at the top of this page.

Patient must be off antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors; (ie. Prilosec™, Nexium™, Protonix™, Aciphex™, and Bismuth) preparations two weeks prior to administration of test.

HPBT

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Patient must be off antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors; (ie. Prilosec™, Nexium™, Protonix™, Aciphex™, and Bismuth) preparations two weeks prior to administration of test.

Human Breath: Paired breath samples (pre and post) collected in Meretek Kit bags and must be submitted together. Follow instructions provided with kit.Patient preparation:
 

Patient should fast one hour before collection of baseline breath sample. Patient must be off weeks prior to administration of test. Pranactin®-Citric contains a small amount of aspartame sweetener.
Test may not be suitable for patients with phenylketonuria whose dietary phenylalanine should be restricted.

The test can only be performed on specimens from patients greater than 3 years old. NOTE: For patients aged 3-17, a Pediatric UHR Calculation Card must be completed at the time of testing.

Capped Blue and Pink Breath Tek™ UBIT™ UBT collection bags

Room Temperature

Room Temperature = 7 days
Refrigerated = unacceptable
Frozen = unacceptable

Reject Due to Thawing or Any Other Rejections

Reject specimen types other than Breath Tek bags.
Reject specimens on patients younger than 3 years old if card is not completed. NOTE: For patients aged 3-17, a Pediatric UHR Calculation Card must be completed at the time of testing.

Refrigerated and/or frozen specimen.

Monday - Friday
BS

1 day

SEX	AGE	Report Normals
N/M/F	1000Y	Negative

Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative microaerophilic curved bacillus with an affinity for human gastric mucosa. H. pylori has been identified as an important pathogen in the upper GI tract. The relationship between H. pylori and chronic active gastritis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers has been well documented. BreathTek™ UBiT ® for H. pylori is a non-invasive, non-radioactive method for detecting urease activity associated with H. pylori infection. It is FDA approved to confirm cure and offers 95.2% sensitivity and 89.7% specificity compared with endoscopic methods.