The Suitability of Stool Antigen Testing in the Detection of Helicobacter pylori in a Regional and Rural Area of Australia

Figure 2

Comparison of NIT method by age. (a) Preference for each NIT method was considered across each age group. The percentage of each NIT H. pylori method per total NIT conducted per age group (decade) during the 2018-2020 period. Stool antigen test (clear), serology (grey), and urea breath test (black) have been separated adding to 100% for each age group. (b) Percentage positive of each noninvasive H. pylori testing method conducted per age group (decade) during the 2018-2020 period. Stool antigen test (clear), serology (grey), and urea breath test (black) have been separated.

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