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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2008; 14(10): 1539-1543
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1539
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1539
Table 1 Comparison of histology, gastric biopsy and juice PCR for the diagnosis of H pylori infection with and without PPI n (%)
| Medication | P value | ||
| On PPI | Without PPI | ||
| n = 37 | n = 48 | ||
| Histology | |||
| H pylori positive gastritis | 23 (62) | 34 (71) | 0.24 |
| H pylori negative gastritis | 14 (38) | 14 (29) | |
| Gastric juice PCR | |||
| Positive | 30 (81) | 36 (75) | 0.50 |
| Negative | 7 (19) | 12 (25) | |
| Gastric biopsy PCR | |||
| Positive | 35 (95) | 37 (77) | 0.02 |
| Negative | 2 (5) | 11 (23) | |
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Citation: Yakoob J, Rasool S, Abbas Z, Jafri W, Abid S, Islam M, Ahmad Z. Gastric juice for the diagnosis of
H pylori infection in patients on proton pump inhibitors. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(10): 1539-1543 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i10/1539.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1539