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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2008; 14(24): 3855-3860
Published online Jun 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3855
Table 6 13C-urea breath test results n (%)
Therapy
P-value
LAC (n = 50)LMBT (n = 44)
Returned for UBT50 (100)44 (100)-
Completed therapy50 (100)38 (86)< 0.01
UBT result46 negative, 4 positive37 negative, 1 positive
Not completed therapy0 (0%)6 (14)< 0.01
UBT result-3 positive, 3 negative-
Intention-to-treat cure rate92% (46/50)91% (40/44)
Per-protocol cure rate92% (46/50)97%(37/38)