Table 3.
Anatomical location of the 134 H pylori isolates and their virulence genes
| Antrum (%) n = 43 | Body/Corpus (%) n = 47 | Cardia(%) n = 44 | |
| Clinical Diagnosis | |||
| PUD | 12 (33) | 15 (42) | 12 (33) |
| GERD | 13 (26) | 15 (30) | 14 (28) |
| NUD | 18 (25) | 17 (24) | 18 (26) |
| Genotype | |||
| 26kDa | 43 (100) | 47 (100) | 44 (100) |
| ureC | 43 (100) | 47 (100) | 44 (100) |
| cagA | 35 (81) | 35 (74) | 33 (75) |
| vacA | 37 (86) | 38 (81) | 35 (80) |
| iceA1 | 25 (58) | 25 (53) | 26 (59) |
| iceA2 | 10 (23) | 12 (26) | 9 (20) |
| babA2 | 18 (42) | 20 (38) | 16 (36) |
PUD: Peptic ulcer disease; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; NUD: Non-ulcer dyspepsia. All test values were calculated with respect to gastric antrum and none were significant.