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. 2017 Jun 2;12(6):e0178674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178674

Table 3. H. pylori results by different diagnostic test according to result of endoscopy.

Endoscopic findings Normal/Gastritis
(n = 102)
Gastric ulcer
(n = 32)
Duodenal ulcer
(n = 56)
Healed ulcer
(n = 9)
TOTAL
(n = 199)
q-PCR 42 (41%) 15 (47%) 31 (55%) 2 (22%) 90 (45%)
Culture 37 (36%) 14 (44%) 28 (50%) 2 (22%) 81 (41%)
RUT 30 (29%) 10 (31%) 22 (39%) 2 (22%) 64 (32%)a
Culture+RUT 41 (40%) 15 (47%) 31 (55%) 2 (22%) 89 (45%)

ap = 0,010