Isolation and diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by a new method: Microcapillary culture

Table 1 Helicobacter pylori isolation results of 26 biopsies tested according to different diagnostic methods

Biopsies	CC	MCM	HE	CLO
1	+	+	+	+
2	+	+	-	-
3	-	+	+	+
4	-	+	+	+
5	+	+	-	-
6	+	+	+	+
7	-	+	+	+
8	-	+	+	+
9	+	+	-	-
10	-	+	+	+
11	+	+	-	-
12	-	+	+	+
13	+	+	+	+
14	+	+	+	+
15	-	+	+	+
16	-	+	+	+
17	+	+	+	+
18	+	+	-	-
19	-	+	+	+
20	+	+	-	-
21	-	+	+	+
22	+	+	-	-
23	+	+	-	-
24	-	+	+	+
25	+	+	+	+
26	-	-	+	+

CC: Classical culture; HE: Histopathologic examination; CLO: Rapid urease test; MCM: Microcapillary culture method.