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They also had higher biopsy urease activity (geometric mean of NH3 nmol\/min-1\/mg protein-1; 103 v 25, p &lt; 0.001). Urease activity per organism, however, was similar in the two groups showing that high antral urease activity in DU was a reflection of organism density. DU was not present in subjects with an antral infection density less than 10(5) colony forming units\/mg protein. A correlation was present between H pylori viable counts and the severity and activity of gastritis. Both severity and activity of gastritis were greater in the antrum of DU compared with non-DU subjects but there was no difference in the body between the two groups. 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