Effects of daily telephone-based re-education before taking medicine on Helicobacter pylori eradication.
We read the article "Effects of daily telephone-based re-education before taking medicine on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication: A prospective single-center study from China" written by Wang et al with great interest. It is reported in American and European guidelines that there is no sufficient test for the diagnosis of H. pylori except culture and that using at least two different tests for diagnosis of H. pylori is recommended. Patients who used antibiotics or bismuth salts in the previous 2 wk were excluded from study. But patients who used probiotics and antioxidant vitamins such as vitamins C and E were not excluded.
Hakan Demirci, Kadir Ozturk, Omer Kurt, Department of Gastroenterology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Ankara, Turkey.
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Hakan Demirci, Kadir Ozturk, Omer Kurt, Department of Gastroenterology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Ankara, Turkey.
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Hakan Demirci, Kadir Ozturk, Omer Kurt, Department of Gastroenterology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Ankara, Turkey.
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D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013689:Telephone
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin
Erdication rates; Helicobacter pylori; Telephone based education