New Superior Rapid Test for the Diagnosis of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection from Biohit

Biohit is introducing an improved liquid method for H. pylori detection from biopsy samples, the Helicobacter pylori UFT300 quick test. The detection is based on the detection of bacterial urease activity in gastric biopsy specimens. A gastric mucosa colonized by H. pylori is invariably inflamed, and can lead to atrophic gastritis, which has been linked with peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, two of the most important diseases of upper gastrointestinal tract. The quick test is easy to storage in room temperature and results are ready in a few minutes enabling diagnosis and reporting at the point of gastroscopy.

UFT300 is the only test available on the market which permits the reading of the result as well as confirmation within 5 minutes from the sample insertion; UFT300 combines the superior performance characteristics (sensitivity 94,5%, specificity 100%, accuracy 97,5%) with the maximum speed if compared with all the competitors' tests commercially available worldwide.