Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	32793
Country	Slovenia

Received	2017-01-23 08:59
Peer-Review Started	2017-01-27 23:10
To Make the First Decision	2017-03-16 11:34
Return for Revision	2017-03-17 15:16
Revised	2017-03-25 23:22
Second Decision	2017-05-27 09:05
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2017-05-28 01:51
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-06-01 08:52
Articles in Press	2017-06-01 08:52
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-07-28 07:08
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-08-21 08:54
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-08-28 06:54

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Modified Helicobacter test using a new test meal and a 13C-urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori positive and negative dyspepsia patients on proton pump inhibitors
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Bojan Tepeš, Peter Malfertheiner, Joachim Labenz and Sitke Aygen
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Bojan Tepeš, MD, PhD, FEBGH, Professor, AM DC Rogaška, Prvomajska 29A, 3250 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia. bojan.tepes@siol.net
Key Words	Urea breath test; New test meal; Proton pump inhibitors; Prospective randomized clinical trial; Helicobacter pylori
Core Tip	the urea breath test (UBT) with new test meal Reflex (5.5 g powder mixture of citric, malic and tartaric acid) was tested in one hundred and fourteen consecutive patients with dyspepsia, 53 Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive, 49 H. pylori negative. After being on esomeprazole 40 mg for 29 consecutive days, the 13C-UBT was performed the next morning. The sensitivity of the 13C-UBT (cut off 2.5‰) was 92.45% by per-protocol (PP) analysis and 78.13 % by intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis. The specificity of the 13C-UBT test was 96.00 % in the ITT population and 97.96% in the PP population.
Publish Date	2017-08-28 06:54
Citation	Tepeš B, Malfertheiner P, Labenz J, Aygen S. Modified Helicobacter test using a new test meal and a 13C-urea breath test in Helicobacter pylori positive and negative dyspepsia patients on proton pump inhibitors. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(32): 5954-5961
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i32/5954.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5954

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Scientific Misconduct Check	32793-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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