Urea breath test for <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection in adult dyspeptic patients: A meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.

"Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest."

"Supported by Scientific Initiation Scholarship Programme (PIBIC) of the Bahia State Research Support Foundation; the Doctorate Scholarship Program of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel; the Scientific Initiation Scholarship Programme (PIBIC) of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; and the CNPq Research Productivity Fellowship."

"This study adhered to the guidelines outlined in the PRISMA-DTA[]. These guidelines encompass a 27-item checklist and a 3-phase flowchart, both designed to enhance the transparency of systematic review reporting. Accordingly, our study protocol has been officially registered in the PROSPERO database under the registration number CRD42023449854."