DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY OF THE RAPID UREASE TEST FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN GASTRIC JUICE SAMPLES

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic performance rapid urease test for H. pylori in endoscopic samples gastric juice compared with same mucosa. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, comparative prospective concordance tests, carried out patients referred a medical center Bogotá DC, Colombia an esophagogastroduodenoscopy. We included 130 older than 18 years, without antibiotic treatment or inhibitors secretion, any type immunodeficiency, cancer. Were processed sensibacterpyroli device sample antrum Rapid Ureasa Test RUT mucosa 5 mL was taken suctionator 7A-23B pulmomed (USA) R, results. Results: In infection by Helicobacter detected biopsy 40.8% that corresponded 53 patients, among (59.2%) 77 negative values. prevalence 40.8%. It calculated VPP NPV: 95% 89.3%. Conclusions: fast economic test, very good sensitivity specificity, also useful detect infection.