Sex differences in urea breath test results for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: a large cross-sectional study

Sex differences in urea breath test results for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: a large cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer only in a subset of infected persons. Sex differences were shown in results of urea breath test (UBT), a commonly used test for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. However, factors that might explain these diffe...

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Main Authors: Ido Eisdorfer, Varda Shalev, Sophy Goren, Gabriel Chodick, Khitam Muhsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
H. pylori infection
Urea breath test
Sex differences
Smoking
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0161-7

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