Discrimination between cases of duodenal ulcer and gastritis on the basis of putative virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori.

ABSTRACT: The BabA, cagA, and vacA statuses of 827 Helicobacter pylori isolates were used in logistic regression models to discriminate duodenal ulcer from gastritis. Only BabA was a candidate for a universal virulence factor, but the low c statistic value (0.581) indicates that none of these factors were helpful in predicting the clinical presentation.

SUBMITTER: Yamaoka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC130665 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature