Table 2. Monthly platelet count during 12 months after eradication of H. pylori in patients with chronic infection.

	Age (yrs)	Median platelet count immediately before H. pylori eradication (×109/L)	Median platelet count one month after H. pylori eradication (×109/L)	2 m*	3 m	4 m	5 m	6 m	7 m	8 m	9 m	10 m	11 m	12 m
1	12	10	15	55	59	69	50	67	69	66	59	63	62	64
2	8	28	30	94	68	91	70	91	87	94	80	95	84	90
3	13	32	43	87	83	89	79	80	89	90	80	81	82	88
4	14	25	32	90	83	88	87	92	93	89	94	85	87	88
5	9	32	20	95	97	89	94	95	99	30	23	29	39	30