Helicobacter pylori eradication in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Multicenter prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication rate of type 2 diabetic patients with non-diabetic subjects.

Methods

In this multicenter prospective observational study, H. pylori-infected subjects were enrolled from three university-affiliated hospitals. Eradication regimen was triple therapy with standard dose of proton pump inhibitors (b.i.d), amoxicillin (1.0 g b.i.d), and clarithromycin (500 mg b.i.d) for 7 days. Urea breath test was performed 4 weeks after treatment. Various clinical and laboratory data were collected for identification of factors associated with successful eradication.

Results

Totally, 144 subjects were enrolled and 119 (85 non-diabetic and 34 diabetic patients) were finally analyzed. Eradication rate was 7

SUBMITTER: Nam SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383094 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature