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Histological examination identified\n H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n -like organisms in 100 biopsies, of which 96 were\n urease + ve<\/jats:italic>\n .<\/jats:bold>\n The prevalence of\n H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n infection was high in age groups 71\u201380 (88.8%) as compared to other age groups, and it was higher in females (78.9%) when compared to males. The prevalence of virulent genes in biopsies was 88.5%\n cagA<\/jats:italic>\n and\n vacA s1m1<\/jats:italic>\n , 31.2%\n iceA1<\/jats:italic>\n , 32.2%\n iceA2<\/jats:italic>\n , and 85.2%\n babA2<\/jats:italic>\n . The histological parameters mononuclear cell infiltrate (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04) and atrophy (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.03), showed statistically significant association with\n iceA2<\/jats:italic>\n and intestinal metaplasia with\n cagA<\/jats:italic>\n (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.01)\n vacAs1m1<\/jats:italic>\n (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.01) and\n babA<\/jats:italic>\n (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.02) genotypes. Gastric erosion due to\n H. pylori<\/jats:italic>\n infection and atrophy showed a significant association. A high bacterial density score was seen with the virulent genotypes.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n Our work reports for the first time a high prevalence (88.5%) of\n H. pylori cagA vacA s1m1<\/jats:italic>\n genotype in Guwahati, Assam. Association of gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia was seen with virulent genotypes. 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