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. 2017 Feb 1;63(2):E58–E67.

Table II.

Relationships between the s/i/m regions of vacA and the clinical outcomes of H. pylori infections in Okinawa.

Disease N s1/i1/m1 s1/i1/m2 s1/i2/m2 s1/i3/m2 s2/i2/m2 s2/i2/m2-m1b Negative
GC 34 31 2 0 0 0 0 1
GU 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0
DU 26 15 2 7 1 1 0 0
CG 60 46 2 3 1 6 1 1
Total 139 111 6 10 2 7 1 2

The numbers of H. pylori strains of each vacA genotype detected in various diseases are shown. GC: gastric cancer; GU: gastric ulcers; DU: duodenal ulcers; CG: chronic gastritis