BACKGROUND Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a major cause of gastric diseases is of utmost concern.We aimed to assess efficacy of triple therapy (amoxicillin, clarithromycin and pantoprazole) plus probiotic yogurt (PY) on eradication of H.pylori. METHODS Total 102 H. pylori positive patients were divided to 3 groups equally and randomly. For treatment of each group Amoxicillin,...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis is targeted for elimination as a public health problem by 2020. The principal approach used by current programmes is annual mass drug administration with two pairs of drugs with a good safety profile. However, one dose of a triple-drug regimen (ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole) has been shown to clear the transmissible stage of the helminth complet...

BACKGROUND Triple combination therapy based on a ritonavir (RTV)-boosted protease inhibitor plus two nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) has improved outcomes in HIV type-1 (HIV-1)-infected patients. For patients unable to tolerate these regimens, alternative therapeutic approaches are needed. METHODS We report a comparative, open-label study in treatment-naive pati...

The prevalence of antiretroviral-resistant virus in patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveys is shown in Table 1. In the most recent survey, covering 2003 to 2006, 10.9% of patients exhibited resistance to any drug, with the majority having resistance to nonnucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) and ...

BACKGROUND Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a major adverse toxicity of cancer chemotherapy. Recommended treatments for prevention of CINV vary among published guidelines, and optimal care for CINV caused by moderately emetogenic chemotherapy has not been established. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of triple antiemetic therapy comprising palonosetron, dexamethason...

The history of the development of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has shaped our understanding of the principles governing ART’s construction and use. It was at the 11th International AIDS Conference held 19 years ago in Vancouver, BC, Canada, that the results of the fi rst ART studies assessing combination therapy using two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) ...

Correspondence to: Dong Ho Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea Tel: +82-31-787-7006, Fax: +82-31-787-4051, E-mail: [email protected] pISSN 1976-2283 eISSN 2005-1212 http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl15117 Adjuvant agents to the Helicobacter pylori eradication regimen have been continuously stud...