TABLE 5.

Detection of Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies in urine with commercial kits (Urinelisa, Rapirun)^a

Type of test	Type of patient	No. of specimens tested	Reference test	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Reference	Yr
ELISA	Adult	100	UBT	99	100	252	1998
ELISA	Adult	132	UBT	86.3	91.5	379	1999
Rapirun	Adult	117	Histo, Sero	92	93.1	587	2000
ELISA	Adult	1,061	Serum ELISA	97.7	95.6	248	2000
ELISA	Adult	238	Culture, Histo, UT	96.2	78.9	248	2000
Rapirun	Adult	142	Culture, Histo, UT, UBT	94.6	89.6	580	2001
ELISA	Child	816	Serum ELISA	85.4	95.5	251	2001
Rapirun	Adult	189	Serum ELISA	93.7	88.9	151	2001
Rapirun	Adult	76	Culture, Histo, UT	100		151	2001
Rapirun	Adult	104	UBT	95.3	96.7	188	2001
Rapirun	Adult	155	UBT	95.9	87.9	378	2001
Urinelisa	Adult	74	UBT	91.4	94.9	378	2001
Rapirun	Adult	74	UBT	85.7	97.4	2	2002
Rapirun	Adult	123	Histo, UT	96.7	95.2	578	2002
ELISA	Child	68	UBT	92.3	76.4	496	2003
ELISA	Child	100	UBT, HpSA	94.4	96.9	419	2004
ELISA	Adult	449	Culture, Histo, UT	90	68	301	2003
Rapirun	Adult	449	Culture, Histo, UT	82	83	301	2003

^aUT, urease test; Histo, histology; Sero, serology.