Author's response to reviews Title: Efficacy of Rifabutin-based Triple Teraphy as Second-line to Eradicate Helicobacter Pylori Infection Authors:

Efficacy of Rifabutin-based Triple Teraphy as Second-line to Eradicate Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Background: Rifabutin has been found to be effective in multi-resistant patients after various treatment cycles for Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, but it has not been analysed as a second-line treatment. Therefore, we seek to compare the effectiveness of a treatment regimen including rifabutin versus conventional quadruple therapy (QT). Methods/Design: Open clinical trial, randomised and m...

Second-line and rescue therapies for Helicobacter pylori eradication in clinical practice.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A levofloxacin-based triple therapy and a rifabutin-based regimen are advised as second-line and rescue therapies in the current Italian guidelines for H. pylori eradication. However, no data are available for the efficacy of these treatments in clinical practice. METHODS A total of 86 consecutive patients who failed a standard, first-line, triple therapy for H. pylori inf...

Efficacy of rifabutin-based triple therapy as second-line treatment to eradicate helicobacter pylori infection

BACKGROUND Rifabutin has been found to be effective in multi-resistant patients after various treatment cycles for Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, but it has not been analysed as a second-line treatment. Therefore, we seek to compare the effectiveness of a treatment regimen including rifabutin versus conventional quadruple therapy (QT). METHODS Open clinical trial, randomised and multi-ce...

Author's response to reviews Title: An association between Helicobacter pylori infection and cognitive function in children at early school age: a community-based study Authors:

Comparing Clarithromycin- and Levofloxacin-Containing Triple Therapies for First Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Mazandran Province, Iran

  Background and purpose: About half of the world’s population is infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). But, the efficacy of therapeutic regimens decreases over time due to increasing resistance of H. pylori to antibiotics. This research aimed at evaluating the efficacy of two triple therapy regimens. Materials and methods: This tudy was performed in Sari Imam Khomeini Hospital, 2016...