Table 1

 Correlation between genotyping for cagA by PCR in isolated single colonies and by in situ hybridisation in biopsy sections from the stomach

PatientDiseaseSitePCR cagA*In situ hybridisation
cagA(+)cagA(−)
*Results of PCR test for cagA to single colonies isolates; 7 to 10 colonies were isolated from each biopsy site.
DU, duodenal ulcer; GU, gastric ulcer; ND, not determined; NUD, non-ulcer dyspepsia; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
249DUAntrum++
Corpus+NDND
Fundus++
Incisura++
251DUAntrum+
Corpus+
Fundus+
Incisura+
252GUAntrum++
Corpus+
Fundus+
Incisura+
254NUDAntrum+
Corpus+
Fundus+
Incisura+
256DUAntrum++
Corpus++
Fundus++
Incisura++
259DUAntrum+++
Corpus+/−++
Fundus+/−++
Incisura+/−++
261GUAntrum++
Corpus++
Fundus++
Incisura+NDND