Research Article

Virulence Genes of Helicobacter pylori Increase the Risk of Premalignant Gastric Lesions in a Colombian Population

Table 4

Bacterial genotype distribution in the study groups.

CNAGAtrophyMetaplasiaDysplasiaTotal

vacA genotypess1m1136 (72.3)43 (69.4)145 (88.4)34 (89.5)358 (79.2)
s1m22 (1.1)3 (4.8)4 (2.4)09 (2)
s2m228 (14.9)8 (12.9)6 (3.7)1 (2.6)43 (9.5)
Coinfection22 (11.7)8 (12.9)9 (5.5)3 (7.9)42 (9.3)

cagA genotypescagA116 (61.7)39 (62.9)82 (50)24 (63.2)261 (57.7)
cagA+72 (38.3)23 (37.1)82 (50)14 (36.8)191 (42.3)
Total188 (100)62 (100)164 (100)38 (100)452 (100)

CNAG: chronic nonatrophic gastritis. Coinfection: s1s2m1, s1s2m2, s1m1m2, s2m1m2, s1s2m1m2.