Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2016; 22(41): 9214-9221
Published online Nov 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i41.9214
Table 3 Concordance in the detection of Helicobacter pylori and antibiotic resistance-mediating mutations between results obtained using biopsies vs stool samples from individual Campylobacter-like organisms-positive endoscopy patients
Biopsy SpecimensStool specimensConcordance
Total analysedn = 20n = 20
H. pylori DNA positive95% (n =19/20)90% (n = 18/20)85% (n = 17/20)
Clarithromycin resistant152.9% (n = 9/17)100.0% (n = 17/17)52.9% (n = 9/17)
Fluoroquinolone resistant123.5% (n = 4/17)52.9% (n = 9/17)35.3% (n = 6/17)