Table 2.
Distribution of H. pylori vacA genes/alleles according to cagA and iceA status.
| VacA Alleles 1 | CagA Status (%) | IceA Genotype (%) | Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CagA(+) | CagA(−) | IceA1 | IceA2 | IceA1+2 | Negative | ||
| s1m1 | 11 (17.7) | 1 (1.6) | 4 (6.5) | 5 (8.1) | 0 | 3 (4.8) | 12 (19.4) |
| s1bm2 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
| s1m1/s1m2 | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.2) | 0 | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 3 (4.8) |
| s1m2 | 16 (25.8) | 5 (8.1) | 10 (16.1) | 7 (11.3) | 0 | 4 (6.5) | 21 (33.9) |
| s2m2 | 3 (4.8) | 15 (24.2) | 5 (8.1) | 5 (8.1) | 0 | 8 (12.9) | 18 (29.0) |
| s2m1/s2m2 | 0 | 2 (3.2) | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.2) |
| s2m1 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
| negative | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) |
| Total | 35 (56.5) | 27 (43.5) | 20 (32.3) | 22 (35.5) | 3 (4.8) | 17 (27.4) | 62 (100) |
1 untyped m-region was found in three samples (s1m0).