Helicobacter pylori eradication rate of standard triple therapy and factors affecting eradication rate at Bahir Dar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia: A prospective follow up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection with standard triple therapy has been accepted to curb associated risks of chronic gastritis andpeptic ulcer disease.

Objective

To assess H. pylori eradication rate of standard triple therapy and patient related factors affecting eradication rate.

Methods

A facility based prospective follow up study was conducted in Bahir Dar City Administration, Ethiopia, on consented outpatients presented with gastritis and peptic ulcer disease and positive for H. pylori stool antigen test from May 2016 to April 2018. Eradication was confirmed with stool antigen test made after 4-6 weeks of standard triple therapy, comprising of proton pump inhibitor, clarithromycin and amoxicillin. Pre-developed questionnaire and data collecti

SUBMITTER: Gebeyehu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548423 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature