Figure 1).

Distribution of patients according to treatment group and outcome. The group on which the specific analyses were performed is indicated. H.pylori Helicobacter pylori; Intention to treat (ITT) analysis (all those with missing eradication data were considered failures); mITT Modified ITT (two patients who took no medication were excluded); PP Per protocol (only those for whom eradication data were available were considered); tPP True PP (only those who took 100% of medication and for whom eradication data were available were included); PPI Proton pump inhibitor