Low Rates of Retesting for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Expert consensus mandates retesting for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection after treatment, but it is not clear how many patients are actually retested. We evaluated factors associated with retesting for H pylori in a large, nationwide cohort.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with H pylori infection (detected by urea breath test, stool antigen, or pathology) who were prescribed an eradication regimen from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2018 within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). We collected data on demographic features, smoking history, socioeconomic status, facility poverty level and academic status, and provider specialties and professions. The primary outcome was retesting for eradication. Statistic

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature