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Test Code: HELI Preferred Name Helicobacter pylori antibodies

Results Avail After Hours:No

Urgent:N/A

Test Frequency:Three times per week

Routine:48 hours

MBS Status:Medicare Item

Min. Re-Test Interval:N/A

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Test Tubes

Image	Specimen Type	Specimen Volume	Tube Type
	Blood (adult)	8 mL	SST with gel 8.5 mL (Dark Yellow Top)
	Blood (paediatric)	1 mL	2x SST with gel 600 uL Paed (Red or Yellow top)

COLLECTION NOTES

GENERAL NOTES

1. A positive result does not differentiate past from present infection with H.pylori.
2. This test is less sensitive than the biopsy urease test and has only a limited place in diagnosis.