What Is H. Pylori?
8. Medication
Only H. pylori positive patients should be treated. These patients should be educated regarding the importance of completing the course of medication and potential adverse effects. When selecting the regimen for the patient, it is important to consider the potential of antibiotic resistance.
Regimens recommended for the treatment of H. pylori infection are triple therapies with reported cure rates ranging from 85% to 90%. Due to the increasing resistance, there has also been an increase in failure rates of standard therapy. Triple therapies should be administered for 10 to 14 days. For patients without complications, no dietary or physical activity limitations are required. A urea breath test can be considered 4 to 12 weeks after treatment for monitoring purposes.
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