berkeleyhealth Helicobacter Pylori Rapid test (Self testing use)
berkeleyhealth Helicobacter Pylori Rapid test (Self testing use)
Self-test for the detection of anti Helicobacter pylori antibodies in whole blood samples.
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium, whose ideal habitat is the human gastric mucosa, causing an often asymptomatic infection of the gastrointestinal tract.
Sometimes the presence of this bacterium can cause gastritis and ulcers in the stomach or duodenum. The most common symptoms of these conditions are: burning or pain in the upper abdomen, especially between meals when the stomach is empty, nausea and a sense of fullness, reflux, loss of appetite and weight loss. On the long-term the Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer.
HELICOBACTER PYLORI TEST is useful for a first screening of an ongoing or a past infection of H. Pylori.