Pre-treatment urea breath test results predict the efficacy of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in patients with active duodenal ulcers

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 991-994

  Lai, Yung Chih ^a   Yang, Jyh Chin ^b   Huang, Shih Hung ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTACID AGENT; BISMUTH; CARBON 13; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DUODENUM ULCER; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 1842686777     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.991     Document Type: Article

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