Table 3.
Detection of Helicobacter spp. in the different stomach compartments of the canine stomach recurring to different diagnostic methods
| Gastric region | Detection methods | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (percent & number) | ||||
| HE | MG | IHC* | PCR | |
| Body (n = 66) | 62.1 (41/66) | 68.2 (45/66) | 84.8 (56/66) | 37.9 (25/66) |
| Antrum (n = 51) | 70.6 (36/51) | 78.4 (40/51) | 80.4 (41/51) | 51.0 (41/51) |
Legend: HE: haematoxylin-eosin; MG: modified Giemsa stain; IHC: immunohistochemistry; PCR: polymerase chain reaction.
*The positive results obtained with IHC did not differ significantly across each stomach region (p > 0.05).