Table 1

Relationship of acute gastritis with hypochlorhydria (AGH) to Helicobacter pylori acquisition. Evidence of H pylori status before and after recognition for each AGH subject is summarised

Antibodies prior to AGHEvidence of H pylori acquisition after AGH recognition
Subject>2 m0–2 m<2 m after2–4 m after>4–12 m afterAt follow up
H pylori negative prior to recognition of AGH (n=16)
 JDEg, c—g, M, B, cG, cG, B, cG, B, c
 KJEg, c—g, M, B, c—G, CG, B, C
 HDIg, c—G, M, B, cG, B, cG, B, cG, B, c
 BMOg, cG, M, b, cG, CG, CG, B, C
 BROg, c—G, m, b, CG, m, CG, m, B, CG, B, C
 TBAg, c—G, m, c——G, B, c
 SSMg, c—g, m, B, cG, m, cG, M, B, cG, B, c
 CPEg, c—BBG, M, cG, B, c
 SLAg, c—g, m, C—G, CG, C
 WWAg, c——G, m, cG, m, b, c—
 PBAg, c—g, m, b, c—g, m, B, cG, B, c
 WWOg, c———G, M, B, C—
 THOg, c————G, C
 SWI—g, cg, m, cG, m, c—g, b, c
 RRA—g, cg, m, cg, m, cG, m, Cg, b, c
 PMA—g, c———g, c
H pylori negative on first sample (<12 months) after recognition of AGH (n=6)
 RSH——g, m, b, cBG, m, CG, B, c
 JTR——g, c—G, m, CG, B, C
 JWE——g, c—G, CG, C
 LMA——g, c——G, B, C
 JBA———g, cg, m, b, cg, b, c
 CMY————g, b, cg, c
H pylori positive before recognition of AGH (n=8)
 DLAG, c—bG, m, b, cG, b, c
 JCO—G, M, cG, c—G, c—
 RCO—G, M, cG, c——
 MGA—G, cG, M, cG, cG, cG, B, c
 MNE—g, CG, M, C——G, B, C
 EHA—G, cG, B, cG, cG, B, CG, B, C
 BDE—G, cG, m, cG, m, C——
 TCO—G, cOnly 1 sample available for this subject
H pylori positive on first sample (<4 months) after recognition of AGH (n=5)
 BBR——g, M, B, cg, cG, B, CG, B, C
 KWR——G, cG, cG, M, CG, C
 JRE——G, C—G, m, CG, C
 PBR——g, CG, CG, B, C
 GLE——G, COnly 1 sample available for this subject

  • Capital letters indicate a positive test and lower case letters a negative test; —, no specimen available.

  • G, g, H pylori whole cell IgG antibody; M, m, H pylori whole cell IgM antibody; C, c,H pylori CagA IgG antibody; B, b,H pylori observed on gastric mucosal histology.