TABLE 2.
Clarithromycin resistance alleles detected in gastric brushes and stool samples by ddPCR
Clarithromycin resistance genotype | No. (%) of positive subjects by group |
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Gastric brush |
Stool |
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Gastric cancer (n = 25) | Noncancer (n = 24) | Gastric cancer (n = 25) | Noncancer (n = 24) | |
Only susceptible alleles | 13 (52) | 9 (38) | 12 (48) | 5 (21) |
Only resistance alleles | 2 (8) | 9 (38) | 1 (4) | 10 (42) |
Mixed | 7 (28) | 6 (25) | 9 (36) | 8 (33) |
23S not detected | 3 (12) | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | 1 (4) |