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However, its presence in the oral cavity remains poorly characterized, particularly at the ultrastructural level. Saliva represents a practical, noninvasive oral specimen, yet previous reports have relied on indirect detection methods with limited morphological confirmation. In this study, we aimed to visualize H. pylori in human saliva using correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM). Unstimulated saliva samples were collected from 36 patients and immunostained with a monoclonal anti-H. pylori antibody. Fluorescence-positive regions identified by confocal microscopy were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Gastric H. pylori infection status was determined by Giemsa staining of biopsy specimens. H. pylori-positive signals were detected in 63.9% of total saliva samples, with similar detection rates in gastric infection-positive (62.5%) and gastric infection-negative (65.0%) groups. 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