Question: A patient with dyspepsia will undergo a screening test for Helicobacter pylori. Before carrying out the test, the patient should know that: 
 Options:  <1> Treatment with proton pump inhibitors should be discontinued at least one week before the test. <2> Treatment with proton pump inhibitors should be discontinued at least two weeks before the test. <3> The use of antacids also modifies the results of the test. <4> The use of antibiotics does not modify the diagnostic tests for H. pylori. <5> Antibiotic treatments negativize the diagnostic tests for H. pylori, so these drugs should be avoided for one week before any diagnostic test.
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