How to diagnose Helicobacter pylori early
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The early stages of H. pylori infection can be diagnosed by H. pylori breath test, H. pylori antibody test, H. pylori tissue biopsy, etc.
1. H. pylori breath test H. pylori breath
test is a commonly used non-invasive test. Patients are asked to collect an initial breath sample and an oral marker, usually urea or other substance containing carbon isotopes. After a certain period of time, the patient has a breath sample collected again. If H. pylori is present, it will decompose the marker to produce a specific gas, and the presence of infection can be determined by analyzing the gas in the breath sample.
2. H. pylori antibody test
determines whether infection is present by detecting H. pylori-specific antibodies in the blood. This method can be used for initial screening, but it cannot distinguish between active infections and past infections.
3. Helicobacter pylori tissue biopsy. The doctor
uses a slender tool guided by an endoscope to take a sample of gastric mucosa tissue and send it to the laboratory for tissue biopsy and Helicobacter pylori testing. This method can determine the presence of infection and assess the extent of tissue damage.
