RELATIONSHIP OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI CAGA AND VACA STATUS TO MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF GASTRIC MUCOSA AND PRIMARY CLARITHROMYCIN RESISTANCE RATE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC GASTRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Objective: The aim: To investigate the relation of H. pylori CagA and VacA status to morphological changes of gastric mucosa and primary clarithromycin resistance rate in patients with chronic gastritis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2021 and January 2023, involving 64 patients with H.