Table 3.

Correlation between PCR results and IgA antibody.

H. pylori PCR		H. pylori – IgG		Total
		Positive	Negative	fisher test=0.3; Kappa= -0.20
	Positive	0	6	6
	Negative	8	26	34
Total		8	32	40

P value <0.05 considered statistically significant.