Introduction

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a small, spiral-shaped bacterium that is found in the surface of the stomach (epithelial lining) and duodenum (mucous layer). H. pylori causes duodenal ulcers and gastric ulcers.

The importance of Helicobacter pylori testing has increased greatly since the strong correlation between the presence of bacteria and confirmed gastrointestinal diseases (stomach and duodenum) like gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric carcinoma. Invasive and non-invasive methods are used to diagnosis H. pylori infection in patients with symptoms of gastrointestinal disease, which requires expensive laboratory equipment, moderate radiation exposure and serological methods. Individuals infected with H. pylori develop antibodies which correlate strongly with histologically confirmed H. pylori infection. UlcoGnost Test Panel is a simple test that utilizes a combination of H. pylori antigen coated particles and anti-human IgG to qualitatively and selectively detect H. pylori antibodies in serum, or plasma.