Review article: treatments that impact favourably upon the eradication of Helicobacter pylori and ulcer recurrence.
Healing the gastroduodenal mucosa through Helicobacter pylori eradication leads to a dramatic reduction in gastroduodenal ulcer relapse. Eradication of H. pylori proves to be difficult. Although the organism is sensitive to many antibiotics in vitro, the in vivo eradicating efficacy is often disappointing. This overview summarizes the most commonly used currently-available eradication schemes and the consequences of successful eradication in peptic ulcer disease.
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Academic Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009853:Omeprazole