Background: Triple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics in Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication is widely accepted, but this combination fails in a considerable number of cases. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of clidinium-C addition on HP eradication and to investigate the efficacy and safety of clidinium-C in prevention of drugs' side effects. Methods: A ...

BACKGROUND Five major disease eradication initiatives were initiated during the second half of the 20th century. The enabling and constraining factors-political, social, economic, and other-for these previous and current eradication programs can inform decision making regarding a proposed measles eradication initiative. METHODS We reviewed the literature on the yaws, malaria, smallpox, guinea...

helicobacter pylori infection is a prevalent disease among iranian children. the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of ciprofloxacin and furazolidone on eradicating helicobacter pylori in iranian children in combination with amoxicillin and omeprazole. in this cohort study, helicobacter pylori infection was confirmed by gastroscopy, rapid urease test or pathologic assessments. a to...

Vitamins C and E can act as potent antioxidants to reduce the damage caused by reactive oxygen species in gastric mucosa. Whether vitamin supplements for Helicobacter pylori eradication regimen could improve the rate of eradication remains uncertain. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of vitamins C and E supplementation for the eradication of H. pylori. Searches we...

Context For the past 50 years, rodent eradications have been conducted worldwide to reverse devastating impacts of introduced rodents on island species. However, few studies quantitatively measured effects native Aims This study investigated a eradication Lord Howe Island two birds. Methods To mitigate risk currawongs being poisoned during baiting operations, 30–40% population were taken into c...

BACKGROUND More than half of the world's adults carry Helicobacter pylori. The eradication of H. pylori may affect the regulation of human metabolic hormones. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of H. pylori eradication on meal-associated changes in appetite-controlled insulinotropic and digestive hormones, and to assess post-eradication changes in body mass index as part of a curr...

OBJECTIVE To observe the improvement of functional dyspepsia (FD) after helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication in FD patients. METHODS 644 FD patients were recruited of whom 585 completed follow up. They were divided into postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) group and epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) group. Patients with HP infection were randomly allocated into eradication group and non-eradicat...