Simplified 10-day bismuth triple therapy for cure of Helicobacter pylori infection: Experience from clinical practice in a population with a high frequency of metronidazole resistance

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 212-216

  Lerang, F ^a   Moum, B ^b   Ragnhildstveit, E ^b   Sandvei, P K ^b   Tolas P ^b   Whist, J E ^b   Henriksen, M ^b   Haug, J B ^b   Berge, T ^b  

^a Østfold Hospital   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH NITRATE; CARBON 14; CIMETIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RANITIDINE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEADACHE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEROLOGY; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTACIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BISMUTH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 0032008334     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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