Cross reactivity to cell surface antigens between the two helicobacter species
| Positive in H hepaticus EIA before absorption | Positive in H hepaticus EIA after absorption | |
| Patients | 37 | 12 |
| Controls2-150 | 24 | 0 (32-151) |
Cross reactivity to cell surface antigens between the two helicobacter species was analysed in 37 serum samples from the patients with chronic liver disease and in 24 from the controls. The serum was absorbed with sonicated whole cell material from H pylori and then retested.
↵2-150 Healthy blood donors.
↵2-151 Values just above the lower cut off.