Seasonal variation of Helicobacter Pylori eradication rates with standard triple therapies: A 11-year retrospective study (2000–2010)
G Buzás, Á Premecz, I Barta, J Józan, J Nagy, É Szilágyi · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 05
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Background: The seasonal periodicity of peptic ulcer was described in 1905 by Lord Moynihan and later recognised as a peculiar feature of patients living in temperate regions. Aim: To analyse the seasonal changes of eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori with standard triple therapies in duodenal ulcer and functional dyspepsia patients. Methods: 512 patients were included who had endoscopically proven duodenal ulcer or functional dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection confirmed by rapid urease test and biopsy (modified Giemsa stain) and who underwent a standard triple therapy (any of proton pump inhibitor…