An alternate explanation of the effect of citric acid on proton pump inhibitor-associated false negative urea breath tests

Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Oct;96(10):3037-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04691.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Breath Tests*
  • Citric Acid / pharmacology*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Helicobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Helicobacter Infections / drug therapy*
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors*

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors
  • Citric Acid