TABLE 1.
cagA group | No. of strains (%) isolated from:
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Children with:
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Adults with:
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Ulcer | Gastritis | Ulcer | Gastritis | Carcinoma | |
Positive | 18 (78.3) | 22 (56.4) | 21 (87.5) | 11 (55.0) | 34 (94.4) |
Negative | 5 (21.7) | 17 (43.6) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (45.0) | 2 (5.6) |
Total | 23 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 36 |