Effect of Saccharomyces boulardii supplementation to bismuth quadruple therapy on Helicobacter pylori eradication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a common chronic infection, and there are over half of the global population infected with H. pylori. It is still controversial whether the supplementation of Saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii) to bismuth quadruple therapy is beneficial for H. pylori eradication.

Aim

To determine the effects of S. boulardii supplementation to bismuth quadruple therapy on H. pylori eradication.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search across PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure for articles published up to October 2023. We calculated the pooled relative risk (RR) with the 95% confidence interval (CI). Statistical analyses were conducted using Stata/SE 15.1 software.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Jiang YZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008914 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature