TABLE 1.
Diagnostic test results for the five patients for whom the results of invasive tests for Helicobacter pylori diagnosis were doubtful
| Patient | Result bya:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histology
|
Urease test
|
Culture
|
PCR with biopsy
|
UBT | Serology | PCR with feces | |||||
| Antrum | Fundus | Antrum | Fundus | Antrum | Fundus | Antrum | Fundus | ||||
| 1 | − | + | − | ND | − | ND | + | ND | + | + | + |
| 2 | − | + | − | ND | − | ND | + | ND | + | + | + |
| 3 | − | − | + | ND | − | ND | − | ND | − | − | − |
| 4 | − | − | + | ND | − | ND | − | ND | − | − | − |
| 5 | + | + | − | ND | − | ND | − | ND | − | − | − |
a
+, positive result; −, negative result; ND, not determined.