BTNX Rapid Response H. Pylori Test Kit, 15 Count

This is a whole blood test kit, you need to prick your finger and collect the blood to take it. This does not come with lancets to prick your finger, those can easily be purchased from a local pharmacy or online.These tests perform well and do what they are designed to do. I used three, one with the positive control buffer, one with my whole blood, and one with water. Both the water and my blood were negative, the control buffer was positive.A few tips on collecting the blood with the provided "droppers" that aren't actually droppers at all, they are glass capillary tubes:1. You need to fill the tube with a sample of whole blood to the provided measurement line. Fill the side that needs the largest sample, meaning that if the line is marked unevenly on the tube choose to fill it on the side that requires more blood for reaching the line.2. You have to tip the capillary tube at an angle with the top being down, let a good drop of blood develop and then touch the bottom of the tube to the blood drop on your finger. Make sure the top of the tube is BELOW the bottom when touching it to the blood and the blood drop with just suck into the tube itself. Repeat this process until the tube is filled to the line. You may have to wipe the place you pricked a few times to clean it up so it can form a good drop again. The better the sample size the better it sucks into the tube.3. When the sample is full all you have to do is touch the bottom of the tube to the sample pad on the test and it will absorb the blood.Hope this helps because I had trouble with this at first, took a bit of practice to figure it out.Pros:Easily test in the privacy of your own homeEasy to performAccurate resultsCons:ExpensiveYou have to buy 15 at a time

This test showed Positive for me on 3 separate tests. It showed Negative for two other family members. Had an H. Pylori Stool lab done from a Dr.'s Office and the Hospital which returned Negative. Performed the controls correctly and got the expected results from both the Negative and Positive.

While I probably don't need 15 tests.... I was hoping to keep them around for a couple months to retest. However, these will expire within 5 weeks of purchase. Also, because they are so close to the expiration date I'm concerned of the accuracy of the results.

Inaccurate results exactly as the other reviewers stated. Against a lab test, this failed over and over again.

Easy to use and quick results. You do have to buy a Lancer to poke your finger to get a couple drops of blood however. I bought a package of disposable ones for under $10 at a pharmacy.

It wasn't what I thought it was, I could have still used it, but no instructions that I could understand were available. Definitely for people in medical field

Did a test due to family Hx. Negative according to the test. I did another test, along with the control positive test. They both came out negative. I wouldn't trust it.

FALSE NEGATIVE!!! Go to the doctor for a breathe test!