Application of citric acid can enhance the accuracy for 13C-urea breath tests in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese patients

Author:

Chen Gang,Zhang Weiping,Wu Qiaoling,Yu Qin,Cai Yongping,Luo Wenwu,Xu Jianming,Zhang Lei,Hong Rutao

Abstract

AbstractPrevious published data have confirmed that the addition of a citric acid meal improves the accuracy of the 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT). However, some studies have suggested that a citric acid test meal may not be necessary. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the combination of a 13C-UBT with a citric acid meal for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in a Chinese population, particularly for patients with results in the gray zone. In this paired self-controlled study, all subjects had previously undergone 13C-UBTs without citric acid meals and were randomly divided into two groups based on different doses of citric acid (a low-dose citric acid group and a high-dose citric acid group, comprising meals with 0.68 g and 3.84 g citric acid powder, respectively). Positive rapid urease test (CLO) test and histology results were considered the 'gold standard'. The mean delta over baseline (DOB) value, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy were compared between the two groups, particularly for patients with results in the gray zone. In total, 285 patients were tested. Of these patients, 189 were included in the low-dose citric acid group, and 96 were included in the high-dose citric acid group. Among patients with a positive 13C-UBT result without citric acid [delta over baseline (DOB) value ≥ 4‰, n = 174] and a negative 13C-UBT result without citric acid (DOB value < 4‰, n = 111), 8.0% (14/174) were false positive, and 0.9% (1/111) was false negative as determined by gold standard. Of 14 patients with false positive, 78.6% (11/14) false positive were in the gray zone of 4–10‰. However, there were no false positive 13C-UBT results with citric acid in the the gray zone of 4–10‰. In the comparison of the commercial 13C-UBT with the 13C-UBT in the low-dose citric acid group, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy at 15 min were as follows: 99.1% vs. 99.1%, 97.5% vs. 88.9%, 98.2% vs. 92.2%, 98.8% vs. 98.6% and 98.4% vs. 94.7%, respectively. In the the gray zone of 4.0–10.0‰, the comparison of the commercial 13C-UBT with the 13C-UBT in the low-dose citric acid group, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and accuracy at 15 min were as follows: 94.4% vs. 100.0%, 100.0% vs. 0%, 100.0% vs. 75.0% and 95.8% vs. 75.0%, respectively. No significant difference was observed between the 15-min and 30-min measurement intervals in the low- and high-dose citric acid groups, including patients with results in the gray zone. The low-dose citric acid test, with an optimal measurement interval of 15 min, was highly accurate in the diagnosis of Hp infection in the Chinese population, especially for individuals with results in the gray zone.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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