title: Triple therapy in duodenal ulcer healing--a follow up study.
abstract: Thirty-nine Helicobacter pylori (HP) positive chronic duodenal ulcer patients completed the 4 weeks treatment of triple therapy (Denol, Metronidazole and Amoxil). Of these 29 showed healed duodenal ulcer and negative CLO test at 8 weeks (eradication). They were followed at 3,6 and 12 months and at each follow-up, endoscopy and CLO testing were repeated. At 12 weeks, 54% showed a healed ulcer and negative CLO and these figures reached to 69 and 66% at 6 and 12 months respectively. Thirty percent relapsed within 1 year. The present study indicates a prolonged remission of duodenal ulcer following HP eradication.
authors.affiliation: PMRC Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zuberi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010154:Pakistan; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008795:Metronidazole; D000658:Amoxicillin; C002791:bismuth tripotassium dicitrate