title: The effect of helicobacter pylori eradication on NSAID-induced gastrointestinal toxicity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the data to determine whether Helicobacter pylori eradication alters nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced gastrointestinal toxicity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature accessed through MEDLINE from 1966 to May2000 and abstracts of recently presented data at scientific meetings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  NSAID use and H. pylon infection are independent risk factors for the development of gastrointestinal ulcers. An evaluation of the relationship between these two risk factors and the impact of H. pylori eradication on NSAID-induced gastrointestinal toxicity was conducted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  H. pylori colonization and NSAID use are independent risk factors for the development of gastrointestinal ulcers. The data regarding the interaction between these two risk factors in the development of gastrointestinal ulcers are conflicting. Eradication of H. pylori does not appear to decrease the risk of NSAID-induced gastrointestinal toxicity in the majority of patients. As there is little evidence to support a clear benefit of eradicating H. pylori in patients requiring NSAID therapy, routine screening for and eradication of H. pylori in these patients is not recommended.
authors.affiliation: Detroit Receiving Hospital, MI, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanji
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal