Changing trends of Helicobacter pylori infection and treatment in the central-western part of Romania
L Ciobanu, RC Prundus, B Diaconu, D Pasca, V Andreica · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2009 · Heft 06
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Introduction: In the central-western part of Romania, high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection was first reported in dyspeptic patients in the 1990s –61%. Ten years later, an epidemiological study reported a prevalence of 63.5% using serological tests. Data about time trends of this infection in this era of eradication and socio-economical developments are lacking. Aims: The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in outpatients from the central-western part of Romania and to evaluate the efficiency of eradication regimens. We have also determined the prev…