How to treat Helicobacter pylori infection - should treatment strategies be based on testing bacterial susceptibility? A personal viewpoint

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 709-716

  De Boer, Wink A ^a   Tytgat, Guido N J ^b  

^a ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dual therapy; Helicobacter pylori; Quadruple therapy; Therapy; Triple therapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISMUTH; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIC ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029901103     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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