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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2784-2788
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2784
Table 1 Comparison of the results from the exfoliative cytology method against those obtained from the combined histology and urease test.
Exfoliative cytologyHistology and urease both positiveHistology and urease both negative
Positiven = 28n = 6
Negativen = 3n = 12
Table 2 Agreement between the quantification of H pylori by the histology and exfoliative cytology methods and the time of the color change in the urease test.
LevelKappa value (k)Kappa value (P)
10.70<0.000001
20.25= 0.0009
30.28= 0.0002
40.49<0.000001