Aims And Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the presence of in saliva of patients with and without gastritis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.
Materials And Methods: The study comprised 20 patients in Group I presenting with various symptoms of gastritis and 10 asymptomatic subjects in Group II. The intestinal endoscopy antral biopsies were collected from 20 symptomatic patients with gastroduodenal disorders.