Table 3.

Reinfection and recrudescence rate of Helicobacter pylori

Variable category	E B M T group	M E A group	p-value*
Recrudescence	(n = 60)	(n = 120)
Yes	1 (1.7%)	4 (3.3%)	0.67
No	59 (98.3%)	116 (96.7%)
Reinfection	(n = 59)	(n = 116)
Yes	7 (11.9%)	19 (16.4%)	0.43
No	52 (88.1%)	97 (83.6%)

EBMT: esomeprazole (20 mg b.i.d), tripotassium dicitrate bismuthate (300 mg q.i.d), metronidazole (500 mg t.i.d), and tetracycline (500 mg q.i.d); MEA: moxifloxacin (400 mg q.d.), esomeprazole (20 mg b.i.d), and amoxicillin (1000 mg b.i.d.).

* P-value for Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for comparison of categorical data.