Table 1.

Benefits of H. pylori eradication on human health in addition to gastric cancer prevention

Benefit of H. pylori eradication	Evidence level
Peptic ulcer disease	1a
MALT lymphoma	1a
Functional dyspepsia	1a
Atrophic gastritis	1a
Vitamin B12 deficiency	3b
Iron deficiency anemia	1a
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura	1b

Adopted from the Maastricht IV/Florence Consensus Reports (Malfertheiner et al. Gut 2012;61:646–664 [12]), with permission.