Table 1.
Results of first line H. pylori eradication therapy.
| Regimen | Number | Number successful | Percent | 95 % CI |
| treated | Success | |||
| 7 days | ||||
| PPI | 110 | 71 | 64.5% | 55.6–73.4 |
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| nitroimidazole | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| PPI | 175 | 126 | 72% | 65.4–78.6 |
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| clarithromycin 500 mg bid | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| PPI | 70 | 46 | 65.7% | 54.6–76.8 |
| nitroimidazole | ||||
| clarithromycin 500 mg bid | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| RBC 400 mg bid | 97 | 92 | 94.8% | 90.4–99.2* |
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| clarithromycin 500 mg bid | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| RBC 400 mg bid | 5 | 5 | 100% | - |
| Nitroimidazole | ||||
| Clarithromycin 500 mg bid | ||||
| 14 days | ||||
| RBC 400 mg bid | 3 | 3 | 100% | - |
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| PPI | 2 | 0 | 0% | - |
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| clarithromycin 500 mg bid | ||||
| nitroimidazole | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| PPI | 2 | 0 | 0% | - |
| erythromycin 1 g bid | ||||
| amoxicillin 1 g bid | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| erythromycin 1 g bid | 4 | 0 | 0% | - |
| nitroimidazole | ||||
| 7 days | ||||
| tetracycline 500 mg qid | 1 | 0 | 0% | - |
| nitroimidazole |
*RBC-A-C was significantly more effective than PPI-A-N, PPI-C-N, PPI-A-C (all P < 0.01).