TABLE 1.
Specificity of icd primers in detecting H. pylori DNA
| Control specimen | Amplification with icd primersa |
|---|---|
| Arcobacter butzleri | − |
| Bacteroides fragilis | − |
| Campylobacter coli | − |
| Campylobacter jejunii | − |
| Campylobacter lari | − |
| Campylobacter coli | − |
| Clostridium perfringens | − |
| Escherichia coli | − |
| Enterococcus faecalis | − |
| Gardnerella vaginalis | − |
| Haemophilus influenzae | − |
| Haemophilus parahaemolyticus | − |
| Helicobacter spp. | |
| H. bilis | − |
| H. canis | − |
| H. felis | − |
| H. hepaticus | − |
| H. mustelae | − |
| H. pullorum | − |
| H. pylori (10 isolates) | + |
| H. rodentium | − |
| Providencia rettgeri | − |
| Salmonella sp. | − |
| Serratia marcescens | − |
| Shigella flexneri | − |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | − |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | − |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | − |
| Control flies | |
| Spiked with H. pylori | + |
| Nonspiked | − |
| Feces | |
| Spiked with H. pylori | + |
| Nonspiked | − |
a
+, target amplification; −, no target amplification.