Table 2.
Helicobacter pylori eradication success rates and complication rates, n (%)
Eradication rate | Tailored therapy using DPO-PCR (n = 50) | Empirical bismuth-based quadruple therapy (n = 104) | P value |
Intention-to-treat analysis | 48 (96.0) | 98 (94.2) | 0.6 |
Per-protocol analysis | 48/50 (96.0) | 95/100 (95.0) | 0.8 |
DPO-PCR: Dual priming oligonucleotide polymerase chain reaction.