Table 1

Helicobacter pylori status in biopsy specimens obtained from coloured and non-coloured areas

	Helicobacter pylori infection^1-150 (%)
	Positive	Negative	Total (%)
Coloured areas	60 (95)^1-151	3 (5)	63 (100)
Non-coloured areas	5 (8)	60 (92)	65 (100)

↵1-150 Presence of H pylori was judged by culture of biopsy specimens obtained from coloured and non-coloured areas.
↵1-151 Significantly different from the value for non-coloured areas at p<0.0001.