Table 3.
cagA status of H pylori isolates
| Clinical status (n) | cagA +ve (%) | Partial cagA +ve (%) | cagA –ve (%) |
| DU (58) | 8 (13.8) | 46 (79.3) | 4 (6.9) |
| GU (46) | 45 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 0 |
| NUD (56) | 4 (7.1) | 52 (92.9) | 0 |
| GC (14) | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | 0 |
| Total (174) | 69 (39.7) | 101 (58) | 4 (2.3) |
DU vs GU, DU vs GC, GU vs NUD and NUD vs GC combinations are highly significant at 0.1% level. DU vs NUD and GU vs GC combinations are not significant at 0.1% level.