Table 3. Distribution of CagA protein patterns across the H. pylori isolates from various clinical disease groups.
| CagA pattern | Number of isolates (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC (N = 19) | GU (N = 30) | DU (N = 31) | CG (N = 16) | total (N = 96) | |
| ABD-0 | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (6.3) | 4 (4.2) |
| ABD-1 | 2 (10.5) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (6.3) | 8 (8.3) |
| ABD-2 | 6 (31.6) | 24 (80.0) | 19 (61.3) | 12 (75.0) | 61 (63.5) |
| ABD-3 | 9 (47.4) | 4 (13.3) | 8 (25.8) | 2 (12.5) | 23 (24.0) |
Abbreviation: GC, gastric; GU, gastric ulcer; DU, duodenal ulcer; CG, chronic gastritis. N represents the number of bacterial isolates associated with this part of the study.