Table 1.
Recommendations for testing and treating Helicobacter pylori infection[5]
| Recommendations |
| Do not test if not prepared to treat |
| Peptic ulcers |
| Unexplained iron deficiency anemia |
| Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| Vitamin B12 deficiency |
| Long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy |
| Functional dyspepsia? |
| Family history of gastric cancer |