Stool antigen examination as a diagnostic tool for dyspeptic patient caused by helicobacter pylori infection: A case-based literature review

Haifa Mayang Lestari, Jatmiko Gustinanda, Nadzila Anindya Tejaputri, Nur Afiahuddin Tumpu, Taris Radifan, Melva Louisa

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Abstract

Today, the gold standard for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection is by urea breath test (UBT). However, UBT tests are not widely available in several remote areas in Indonesia. Stool antigen test (SAT) is an alternative diagnostic test for H. pylori infection. However, it is unclear whether the performance of SAT to diagnose H. pylori infection can be comparable with UBT accuracy. This report was aimed to determine the accuracy of SAT to diagnose H. pylori infection as an alternative to UBT. Our case-based literature review indicates that SAT has high sensitivity (79–96.4%); therefore, SAT can help doctors in ruling out H. pylori infection. SAT also demonstrates remarkable specificity of stool antigen examination (98.6–100%), suggesting that SAT can help doctors in ruling in H. pylori infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-309
Number of pages5
JournalOpen Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume9
Issue numberF
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Stool antigen test
  • Urea breath test

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