Table 1.

Clinical profile of patients with and without Helicobacter pylori infection.

Patient	n (♀/♂)	Mean age	Clinical diagnosis	Histological diagnosis
H. pylori (+)	10/11	38.6	Active chronic gastritis	inflammatory infiltrate (neutrophiles and lymphocytes) + fibrosis
H. pylori (-)	12/10	42.1	No symptoms and normal mucosa	Normal mucosa