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  • Noninvasive method to detect gastric Helicobacter pylori
    Patent number: 5542419
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in body fluids. The method can be used to measure DIC in blood, serum, plasma, urine, sweat, saliva, lacrimal fluid, and combinations thereof. The method can be used to diagnose a gastrointestinal disorder in a subject, and particularly a gastrointestinal disorder mediated by a urease producing bacterium such as Helicobacter priori.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Boston University
    Inventors: Rex Moulton-Barrett, Robert Michener