TABLE 4.
Classification of H. pylori-positive human sera by reactivity to LPS possessing the highly antigenic epitope and the weakly antigenic epitope
| Subject group | No. of seraa
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Type A | Type B | Type C | Nontypeable | |
| Patients with gastroduodenal diseases | 29 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| CG | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| GU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DU | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CA | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Healthy adults with infection | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 31 (52%) | 4 (7%) | 24 (40%) | 1 (2%) |