Research Article

Helicobacter pylori Is Not Eradicated after Triple Therapy: A Nested PCR Based Study

Table 1

Primers used for detection of H. pylori before and after treatment targeting specific genes.

S. numberTargeted genePrimer sequence (5′-3′)Product sizePCR condition, (annealing temperature and cycles) MgCl2 conc.

1Heat shock protein (hsp60)14, conservedPrimaryAAGGCATGCAAGATAGAGGCT 
CTTTTTTCTCTTTCATTTCCACTT
590 bp94°C, 30 seconds, 56°C, 30 seconds; 
72°C, 30 s (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)
NestedTTGATAGAGGCTACCTCTCC 
TGTCATAATCGCTTGTCGTGC
501 bp94°C, 30 seconds, 56°C, 30 seconds; 
72°C, 30 s (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)
2Phosphoglucosamine mutase (ureC/glmM), conservedPrimaryTTGGGGGTATAATTCAAGGG 
TTAGTGAGCGCTCTAACTTCC
945 bp94°C, 1 min, 59°C, 1 min; 
72°C, 1 min (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)
NestedGCAACAGAGCTTACCTGCTTG 
GATTCAAATAGGGCCTATGC
882 bp94°C, 1 min, 59°C, 1 min; 
72°C, 1 min (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)
3Flagellum-specific ATP synthase (fliI)*, conservedPrimaryCCCGATGCGAATGAGCATTTC 
GCTTAACCCTTTAGGGCAAGTC
858 bp94°C, 1 min, 56°C, 1 min; 
72°C, 1 min (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)
NestedGATGTCTTTAGCCACCCTTGATGT 
GAGCATTGATGGGCTTTTGACTTGC
640 bp94°C, 1 min, 56°C, 1 min; 
72°C, 1 min (35 cycles) (60 mol/lit)

In-house designed primers for this study; PCR-polymerase chain reaction.