Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is needed to adapt Helicobacter pylori treatment to obtain the best results. Beside the standard phenotypic methods, molecular methods are increasingly used. The value of these molecular…
The effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment needs confirmation in patients with persistent symptoms and in those with complicated peptic ulcer. Endoscopic surveillance after eradication is needed in patients with…
Bismuth triple therapy was the first effective Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. The addition of a proton pump inhibitor helped overcome metronidazole resistance. Its primary indication is penicillin allergy or when…
The role of probiotics in Helicobacter pylori therapy remains unclear. Lactobacilli can be shown to inhibit H pylori in vitro. Some strains of Lactobacilli may exert specific antimicrobial effects. There is…
Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are a major cause of false-negative Helicobacter pylori test results. Detecting PPI use and stopping it 2 weeks before testing is the preferred approach to improve…
Cure rates greater than 90%-95% should be expected with an antimicrobial therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection. Standard triple therapy does not guarantee these efficacy rates in most settings worldwide anymore….
Akiko Shiotani, MD, PhD, Editor David Y. Graham, MD, Editor Research and thinking about Helicobacter pylori have recently experienced a paradigm shift. The Kyoto Consensus Conference on H pylori concluded…
Forthcoming Issues December 2015 Hepatitis C Virus: The Next Epidemic K. Rajender Reddy, Editor March 2016 Management of Pancreatic Diseases Nuzhat A. Ahmad, Editor June 2016 Women’s Health in Gastroenterology…
Gary W. Falk, MD, MS, Consulting Editor Helicobacter pylori infection is no longer given as much attention as it was in its early days with the pioneering work of Warren…
Hepatitis C infection is a global health problem. Most infected children have not been identified. Perinatal transmission is the most common mode of acquisition. Liver disease owing to chronic hepatitis…
