{"title":"Levofloxacin Based H. Pylori Eradication Therapy, should we Give it A better Consideration?","authors":"Ahmad Hassan","doi":"10.33552/ajgh.2019.01.000508","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, one of the most common bacterial infections, affects approximately 50% of the world’s population [1]. H. pylori infection is a major cause of gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, mucosal associated lymphoid tissue, and gastric cancer [2]. H. pylori eradication treatment has been proven to improve gastric inflammation, promote ulcer healing, and reduce the incidence of gastric cancer [3,4]. Furthermore, a “test-and-treat” approach is advocated for detecting and eradicating H. pylori in patients with dyspeptic symptoms but low gastric cancer risk [5].","PeriodicalId":72038,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of gastroenterology & hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Academic journal of gastroenterology & hepatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ajgh.2019.01.000508","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, one of the most common bacterial infections, affects approximately 50% of the world’s population [1]. H. pylori infection is a major cause of gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, mucosal associated lymphoid tissue, and gastric cancer [2]. H. pylori eradication treatment has been proven to improve gastric inflammation, promote ulcer healing, and reduce the incidence of gastric cancer [3,4]. Furthermore, a “test-and-treat” approach is advocated for detecting and eradicating H. pylori in patients with dyspeptic symptoms but low gastric cancer risk [5].