Reliability of urinary tests for antibody to Helicobacter pylori in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Table 1 Cases with inconsistent results in three commercialized methods for detecting H pylori antibody.

		Result			Urinarysis				Treatment
		U (R)	U (U)	Serum	OB	Protein	Sugar	WBC
1	69 M	-	+	-7.41	±	±	-	+	IREP
2	79 M	-	-	10.6	-	-	-	-	IRE
3	75 F	-	+	- <3	±	±	-	+++	IREP
4	55 M	-	+	-3.3	++	+	-	+	IRE
5	68 M	-	+	- <3	+	-	-	-	IREP
6	87 M	-	+	-4.4	-	±	-	±	IRKE
7	52 F	-	-	+11.3	-	-	-	-	IRE
8	64 M	-	+	-9.8	-	-	-	-	IRK
9	59 M	-	+	12.5	±	±	-	-	IRE
10	70 F	+	+	-3.3	±	-	-	-	IREP
11	58 M	-	+	12.1	-	±	-	-	IREP
12	59 M	-	+	-4.6	±	-	-	-	IREP
13	84 M	-	+	-5.2	±	-	-	-	THP
14	39 M	+	+	-7.5	±	-	-	-	IRSP
15	93 F	-	+	-7.7	++	±	-	++	IRE

¹Values are titer of the serum antibody to H pylori (cutoff value: 10). U (R):RAPIRAN, U (U): URINELISA, OB: occult blood, WBC: white blood cell, I: isoniazid, R: rifampicin, E: ethambutol, P: pyrazinamide, K: kanamycin, S: streptomycin, TH: ethionamide.