Table 1 Patients characteristics
Age (years) | |
|---|---|
Mean ± SD | 41 ± 13 |
Range | 18-77 |
Gender | |
Male | 80(67)* |
Female | 40(33) |
Diagnosis | |
Gastritis | 116(97) |
Gastric ulcer | 1(1) |
Duodenal ulcer | 3(2) |
Histology | |
Grade 1 | 61(51) |
Grade 2 | 54(45) |
Grade 3 | 5(4) |
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern | n = 47 |
Clarithromycin | |
Sensitive | 30(64) |
Resistance | 17(36) |
Amoxicillin | |
Sensitive | 45(96) |
Resistance | 2(4) |
H. pylori DNA fingerprint (PCR-RFLP) | |
Same on both sides | 102(85) |
Different on both sides | 18(15) |