Assessment of first-line eradication treatment in Greece: data from the European Registry on Helicobacter pylori management (Hp-EuReg).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the most common chronic bacterial infection. Its management has to rely on local effectiveness, given the geographical variability of bacterial antibiotic resistance. We evaluated treatment effectiveness in naïve patients in Greece, as part of the European Registry on the management of H. pylori (Hp-EuReg).

Methods

Patients were registered in the AEG-REDCap Electronic Case Report Form from 2013-2020. All cases with a first-line treatment were included. Modified intention-to-treat (mITT) analysis was used.

Results

A total of 547 patients from 5 medical institutions were treated with the following regimens: concomitant with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), clarithromycin, amoxicillin and metronidazole (con

SUBMITTER: Rokkas T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature