Table 3.

Comparison of the results of different methods for the detection of H. pylori in Mongolian gerbils.

No.	Gastric fluid PCR	Gastric fluid nested PCR	Gastric mucosa nested PCR	Duodenum content nested PCR	Faeces nested PCR	Rapid urease assay
1	+	+	+	+	+	+
2	+	+	+	+	-	+
3	-	+	+	+	-	+
4	-	+	+	+	-	+
5	-	+	+	+	-	+
6	-	+	+	+	-	+
7	+	+	+	+	-	+
8	-	+	+	+	-	+
9	-	+	+	+	-	+
10	-	+	+	-	-	+
Positive	30%	100%	100%	90%	10%	100%

Notes: “+” means positive; “-” means negative.