✔ The Biocard™ Helicobacter pylori IgG test is a home test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori antibodies from a fingertip blood sample.
✔ The Biocard™ Helicobacter pylori IgG test is a quick and sensitive home test to detect Helicobacter pylori antibodies in the blood. It is used as an aid in the diagnosis of a Helicobacter pylori infection, which may be connected with peptic ulcer disease, inflammation of gastric or duodenal mucosa and with increased risk of stomach cancer.
✔ A positive test result indicates that there are IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in the blood sample. The detection of these antibodies indicates either a current infection or an infection in the past with Helicobacter pylori.
✔ A negative test result indicates that there are no IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in the blood sample. An existing infection with Helicobacter pylori can be virtually ruled out.
✔ The test has a sensitivity of 93.2% and a specificity of 97.7% and is CE approved.