Helicobacter pylori antigen quick tests from the stool (faecal material) - see image on the left - are usually based on the immunochromatographic principle. Helicobacter Pylori Antigen Cassette Test is used as a diagnostic tool to qualitatively detect helicobacter pylori antigens in stool. The antigen detection of helicobacter pylori infection in stool can determine all isotypes of existing organism in the stool sample.
There are several other improved techniques of helicobacter pylori bacterium detection, besides the quick immunochemical tests; urea breath test is one of these techniques. Giemsa staining procedures specific to Helicobacter pylori should also be mentioned; these are performed through the antral endoscopic biopsy, biopsy culture methods and rapid urea tests. The culturing method requires longer time until obtaining the results.
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