Comparison of endoscopic based diagnosis with Helicobacter urease test for Helicobacter pylori infection

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Table 2 Frequency of endoscopy findings of patients attending endoscopy clinic at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana

Endoscopic finding	H. pylori urease test results		Endoscopic diagnosis results
Endoscopic finding	Positive N = 39 n, %^a	Negative N = 37 n, %^a	Positive N = 51 n, %^a	Negative N = 25 n, %^a
Gastritis	26 (66.7)	19 (51.4)	40 (78.4)	5 (20.0)
Gastric ulcer	2 (5.1)	4 (10.8)	6 (11.7)	0 (0)
Duodenal ulcer	6 (15.4)	4 (10.8)	10 (19.6)	0 (0)
Gastric polyp	0 (0)	1 (2.7)	0 (0)	1 (4.0)
Normal	6 (15.4)	11 (29.7)	2 (3.9)	15 (60.0)
Candidiasis	0 (0)	1 (2.7)	1 (2.0)	0 (0)
Reflux esophagitis	1 (2.6)	0 (0)	1 (2.0)	0 (0)
Oesophageal stricture	0 (0)	1 (2.7)	1 (2.0)	0 (0)

^a %s may not add up to 100 as one patient be diagnosed with more than one endoscopic finding

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