Table 1.

Identification of H. pylori infection using different methods in four countries.

Country [ref.]	n	Histology + IHC	Culture	RUT	Other tests	At least one positive
Dominican Republic [13]	158	56.3%	43.0%	49.4%	—	58.9%
Bhutan [14]	372	61.6%	56.5%	54.6%	Serology 70.2%	73.4%
Myanmar [15]	252	35.7%	29.4%	34.1%	Serology 36.9%	48.0%
Indonesia [16]	78	7.7%	6.4%	9.0%	Urine test 5.1%	11.5%

IHC: immunohistochemistry; RUT: rapid urease test.