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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2013; 19(8): 1283-1291
Published online Feb 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i8.1283
Table 4 Distribution of vacA alleles and metronidazole susceptibilities among Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates from patients of different ethnicities and disease states n (%)
cagPAI statusEthnic groupDisease state
MalayChineseIndianNormalGastritis (antral)PangastritisPUD
(n = 12)(n = 59)(n = 24)(n = 12)(n = 43)(n = 19)(n = 17)
Intact
Type03 (5.1)01 (8.3)2 (4.7)00
Partially deleted
Type C3 (25.0)19 (32.2)4 (16.7)3 (25.0)9 (20.9)7 (36.8)7 (41.2)
Type I2 (16.7)14 (23.7)02 (16.7)5 (11.6)5 (26.3)3 (17.6)
Type N2 (16.7)2 (3.4)9 (37.5)1 (8.3)7 (16.3)2 (10.5)2 (11.8)
Deleted
Type U1 (8.3)3 (5.1)4 (16.7)1 (8.3)3 (7.0)1 (5.3)2 (11.8)