HELICOBACTER PYLORI IgG Antibody

NOTE: Equivocal results should be retested after 2-4 weeks.
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Helicobacter pylori is a gram negative bacteria responsible for about 80-90% cases of gastritis and suspected to be a major co-factor for the development of gastric and duodenal ulcers. The colonization of gastric and duodenal mucous membranes with Helicobacter pylori can be detected serologically by enzyme immunoassay tests. Detection of IgG antibodies does not distinguish between current and past infection . Following antibiotic therapy, values generally decrease, but may not become undetectable.