TABLE 3.
Overall percentages of blot positivity according to different interpretation criteria
| Group | No. of patients | Diagnosis (H. pylori status) | % Blot positivity according to criteria proposed by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| von Wulffen et al. (39) | Faulde et al. (13) | Trautmann et al. (37) | Nilsson et al. (30) | Authors of present study | |||
| 1 | 57 | Duodenal ulcer (+) | 73.7 | 78.9 | 89.5 | 84.2 | 94.7 |
| 2 | 42 | Gastric ulcer (+) | 78.6 | 85.8 | 97.6 | 88.1 | 97.6 |
| 3 | 38 | Gastritis (+) | 76.3 | 78.9 | 94.7 | 89.5 | 97.4 |
| 4 | 47 | Normal (+) | 59.6 | 59.6 | 72.3 | 70.2 | 87.2 |
| 5 | 83 | Normal (−) | 6.0 | 15.7 | 41.0 | 37.4 | 41.0 |
| 6 | 9 | Normal (eradicated) | 55.6 | 77.7 | 66.7 | 42.9 | 66.7 |
| 7 | 6 | Gastric MALToma (5 +)a | 60.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| 8 | 12 | Gastric carcinoma (10 +)a | 90.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Values for groups 7 and 8 were calculated using data from H. pylori-positive patients only.