Research Article

Mixed Infections of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan

Table 2

PCR analysis for cag-PAI status and the s-region or m-region of vacA in single and mixed infections of H. pylori.

GeneSingle infection,
= 300 (%)
Mixed infection,
= 120 (%)

cag A300 (100.0)120 (100.0)
cag E295 (98.3)110 (91.7)
cag T296 (98.7)116 (96.7)
cag M300 (100.0)114 (95.0)
vacA s1a300 (100.0)117 (97.5)
vacA s1c273 (91.0)100 (83.3)
vacA m1T110 (36.7)53 (44.2)
vacA m2214 (71.3)99 (82.5)