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