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What kinds of infections can be found with breath tests?
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Breath test: Helicobacter pylori which is a cause of chronic gastritis can be detected by commercially available urea breath test. It is a non-invasive test that measures cabon dioxide in expired air after oral administration of isotopically labeled urea (because of urease production by this bacteria).
Answered 3/20/2015
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