Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults and children by using the Malakit Helicobacter pylori, a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. 1993

U Blecker, and S Lanciers, and B Hauser, and Y Vandenplas
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Malakit Helicobacter pylori (Biolab, Limal, Belgium) is a second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection. We evaluated its ability to diagnose H. pylori infection in 489 asymptomatic pregnant women, 427 asymptomatic children, and 95 symptomatic children. 87 asymptomatic adults (17.8%), 31 asymptomatic children (7.3%), and 27 symptomatic children (28.4%) were seropositive. We observed an increase in H. pylori infection with age. 13C-urea breath tests were performed for all seropositive and 100 randomly selected seronegative asymptomatic adults. They were also performed for all seropositive and 65 randomly chosen seronegative asymptomatic children. Breath tests were positive for 86 of 87 (98.9%) seropositive adults, 30 of 31 seropositive children (96.8%), and no seronegative individual. Compared with those of culture, the sensitivity and specificity of the Malakit Helicobacter pylori were both 96%. We conclude that the Malakit Helicobacter pylori is equally suitable for adults and children. Therefore, this ELISA can be proposed as an important alternative to other more time-consuming and/or more expensive diagnostic tests for the detection of H. pylori.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D012119 Respiration The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration ( Breathing
D002247 Carbon Isotopes Stable carbon atoms that have the same atomic number as the element carbon but differ in atomic weight. C-13 is a stable carbon isotope. Carbon Isotope,Isotope, Carbon,Isotopes, Carbon
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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