Table 3.

Comparison of detected genes in DNA from isolates and DNA from stool

	Detected genes in
n/Status	Isolate			Stool
	16sRNA	vacA	cagA	16sRNA	vacA	cagA
1/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
2/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
3/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
5/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/positivea	+	+	-	-	-	-
7/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/positiveb,c	-	-	-	-	-	+
9/negativeb	-	-	-	-	-	-
10/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
11/positivea,b	-	+	+	-	-	-
12/positivea,b,c	-	-	+	-	+	-
13/positivea,b	+	-	-	-	-	-
14/positiveb,c	-	-	-	-	+	-
15/positivea,b,c	-	+	-	-	+	-
16/positivea,b,c	+	+	+	+	+	-
17/positivea,b,c	-	-	+	+	+	-
18/positivea,b,c	-	-	+	+	+	-
19/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
20/positiveb,c	-	-	-	+	+	-
21/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
22/negative	-	-	-	-	-	-
23/positivea,b	-	-	+	-	-	-
24/positivea,b	-	-	+	-	-	-
25/positivea,b	-	-	+	-	+	-
26/positiveb,c	-	-	-	-	+	-
27/negativeb	-	-	-	+	-	-
28/positiveb,c	-	-	-	-	-	-

a: Culture positive; b: RUT positive; c: Histology positive.