Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori, CagA, VacA in the patients with gastroenteropathy and in healthy persons

Study was performed on 100 serum samples of patients (15-70 aged) treated of gastro-duodenal diseases and 31 healthy persons by Immunoblot assay. The results showed that: the prevalence of H.pylori positive in patients with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and gastritis was 76.5, 95.8 and 73%, respectively. The prevalence of H. pylori seropositive was found 64.5% in healthy persons. The prevalence of anti-CagA and anti-VacA antibodies was 86.2% and 60.6% (respectively) in patients and was 70% and 40% (respectively) in healthy person.