Table 2.
Comparison of the results of CLO test and histological examination with those of Western blot analysis in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection
| CLO test and histological examination | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | total | |
| Western blot analysis | |||
| positive | 54* | 5 | 59 |
| negative | 0 | 5 | 5 |
|
| |||
| Total | 54 | 10 | 64 |
*
number of patients
CLO test and histological examination were used as the reference method in this analysis. Western blot analysis was performed for six major antibodies to H. pylori using Western blot 2.0 as described in Materials and Methods.