Table 2. Results of H .pylori culture, RUT and smear examination of 530 patients with and without PPI consumption.
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H. pylori diagnosis |
PPI consumption | n (%) | Smear examination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | RUT | Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | Not performed, n (%) | ||
| + | + | + | 80 (15.1) | 46 (8.7) | 27 (5.1) | 7 (1.3) |
| + | + | − | 109 (20.6) | 51 (9.6) | 47 (8.9) | 11 (2.1) |
| − | − | + | 184 (34.7) | 3 (0.6) | 15 (2.8) | 166 (31.3) |
| − | − | − | 65 (12.3) | 2 (0.4) | 5 (0.9) | 58 (10.9) |
| + | − | + | 18 (3.4) | 4 (0.7) | 13 (2.5) | 1 (0.2) |
| + | − | − | 7 (1.3) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) |
| − | + | + | 44 (8.3) | 3 (0.6) | 6 (1.1) | 35 (6.6) |
| − | + | − | 23 (4.3) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | 17 (3.2) |
RUT, rapid urease test; PPI, proton pump inhibitors.