Rapid urease test utility for Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis in gastric ulcer disease.

Background/aims: To establish rapid urease test utility for initial diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastric ulcer patients and to determine the best site for sampling for gastric biopsies.

Methodology: Seventy consecutive gastric ulcer patients were prospectively studied. All these patients underwent three biopsies from both antrum and body (two for hematoxylin-eosin staining and one for rapid urease test -Jatrox H.