title: Evidence-based recommendations for successful Helicobacter pylori treatment.
abstract: An effective Helicobacter pylori therapy reliably provides high cure rates in infections with susceptible strains. It is possible to predict the efficacy of any regimen if one knows the prevalence of antibiotic resistance for a regimen or for a specific patient. We show how to predict the outcome for current regimens and discuss the factors that undermine different regimens (i.e., their Achilles heel). In general, in Western countries, clarithromycin-containing triple and sequential therapy should be considered obsolete as empiric therapies. Preferred regimens are 14-day concomitant or bismuth-containing quadruple therapy. We provide details of how to identify a regimen for a patient or region that will reliably cure 90% or more as well as those that will reliably fail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jeng-Yih
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jyh-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: David Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017291:Clarithromycin; D001729:Bismuth