Table 1
Demographic data of patients (n = 21) and results of quantitative cPCR
| Patient | Age (years) | Sex | Diagnosis | H pylori status in stomach* | H pylori cell No/mg dental plaque |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Result of the 13C-urea breath test; †gastritis; ‡duodenal ulcer; §normal; ¶not done. | |||||
| 1 | 23 | F | G†, DU‡ | + | 171 |
| 2 | 32 | F | G | + | 11 |
| 3 | 48 | F | G, Crohn's disease | + | 25 |
| 4 | 55 | M | G | + | 53 |
| 5 | 60 | F | G, hiatus hernia | + | 1 |
| 6 | 70 | M | G | + | 25 |
| 7 | 42 | M | G, DU | + | 3 |
| 8 | 58 | F | G, hiatus hernia | + | 30 |
| 9 | 70 | F | G | + | 3 |
| 10 | 33 | M | G | + | 213 |
| 11 | 26 | M | Oesophagitis | − | 6 |
| 12 | 49 | M | Oesophagitis | − | 76 |
| 13 | 64 | M | N§ | − | 16 |
| 14 | 57 | F | N | − | 10 |
| 15 | 38 | M | Hiatus hernia | − | 7 |
| 16 | 12 | M | \¶ | − | 16 |
| 17 | 11 | F | \ | − | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | F | \ | − | 10 |
| 19 | 13 | F | \ | − | 15 |
| 20 | 10 | F | \ | − | 94 |
| 21 | 10 | M | \ | − | 12 |
