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=== Blood tests === You do not have to do anything prior to the blood test.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://wa.kaiserpermanente.org/kbase/topic.jhtml?docId=hw1531#hw1546 | title = Helicobacter Pylori Tests | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = wa.kaiserpermanente.org|at=How To Prepare - Blood antibody test|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref> * Blood tests are used to measure antibodies to ''H. pylori''. Antibodies are proteins made by the body's immune system when it detects harmful substances such as bacteria. * Blood tests for ''H. pylori'' can only tell if your body has ''H. pylori'' antibodies. It cannot tell if you have a current infection or how long you have had it. This is because the test can be positive for years, even if the infection is cured. As a result, blood tests cannot be used to see if the infection has been cured after treatment.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web | url=https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007501.htm | title = Tests for H. pylori: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia|website=medlineplus.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref>
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