Table 1.
Patients
|
13C-UBT
|
Histology (biopsy)
|
RUT (biopsy)
|
SAT (stool)
|
PCR1 (biopsy)
|
NPCR (biopsy)
|
NPCR (stool)
|
NPCR (saliva)
|
5 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
3 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - |
7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - |
2 | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - |
5 | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
2 | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - |
6 | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | - |
2 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + |
44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total 81 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 8 |
Simple polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Hpup/HPdown primers; 37 cycles; PCR products sequenced. GenBank database comparisons confirmed the DNA sequence origin as Helicobacter pylori. Plus indicates a positive result, minus indicates a negative result[43]. RUT: Rapid urease test; SAT: Stool antigen; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction; NPCR: Nested PCR.