Optimizing first line 7‐day standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication: Prolonging treatment or adding bismuth: which is better?

• Main Authors: Leow, Alex Hwong Ruey, Azmi, Ahmad Najib, Loke, Mun Fai, Vadivelu, Jamuna, Graham, David Yates, Goh, Khean Lee
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21481/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-2980.12679
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective: The 7-day standard triple therapy (STT) gives unacceptablly low eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). We aimed to examine whether extending STT from 7 days to 14 days or adding a bismuth compound to a 7-day STT would result in better eradication rates. Methods: H. pylori-p...