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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2013; 19(36): 6044-6054
Published online Sep 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.6044
Table 3 Detection of cag pathogenicity island in Helicobacter pylori isolates resistant in baseline and in antibiotic dilutions by amplification of the cagA gene n (%)
MethodDetection of the cag PAI
Dilutions
BaselineAmoxicillinClarithromycin
(n = 13)(n = 32)(n = 28)
cagA PCR11 (84.6)30 (93.8)22 (78.6)
EPIYA PCR12 (92.3)20 (62.5)16 (57.1)
P value> 0.050.0060.031