Table 4.
The comparison of E‐test and FISH results for specific biopsy specimens in H. pylori positive patients
| Results by FISH | Antrum biopsy (n = 102) | Corpus biopsy (n = 96) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of strains (%) | Clarithromycin by E‐test | Number of strains (%) | Clarithromycin by E‐test | |||
| Resistant (%) | Sensitive (%) | Resistant (%) | Sensitive (%) | |||
| Positive for clarithromycin resistance | 15 (14.7) | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (15.6) | 12 (80.0) | 3 (20.0) |
| Positive for clarithromycin sensitive | 83 (81.4) | 11 (13.3) | 72 (86.7) | 73 (76.1) | 7 (9.6) | 66 (90.4) |
| Negative for H. pylori | 4 (3.9) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 8 (8.3) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) |
FISH = fluorescence in situ hybridisation.