| EX0473 CULTURE HELICOBACTER PYLORI |
| Specimen: |
Submit Gastric / Duodenal biopsy tissue in Cary Blair or RCM medium. Ship Refrigerated. |
| Stability: |
| Room |
Refrigerated |
Frozen |
| 4 hrs |
48 hrs |
NA |
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| Method: |
Microaerophilic culture, MALDITOF-MS |
| Comment: |
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| Report: |
Contact us to know the TAT. |
| Usage: |
Helicobacter pylori colonize the stomach in approximately 50% of the population, essentially for life unless eradicated by antibiotic treatment. H. pylori is usually acquired in childhood. Transmission can occur by iatrogenic, fecal-oral, and oral-oral routes. This gram-negative bacillus is the main risk factor for peptic ulcers, atrophic gastritis, gastric adenocarcinoma & gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT). Essentially all H. pylori colonized persons have histologic gastritis but only 10-15% develop associated illnesses. Despite similar rates of H. pylori colonization in both genders, rates of these diseases among women are less than half of those in men. |
| Doctor Specialty: |
Gastroenterologist |
| Disease: |
Disorders of Gastroenterological Tract |
| Components: |
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| Courier Charges: |
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| Home Collection: |
Available (*T&C Apply)
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| Department: |
Microbiology |
| Pre Test Information: |
No special preparation required |
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