Furazolidone, amoxicillin, bismuth and rabeprazole quadruple rescue therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Table 3 H pylori eradication rates in relation to course of previous treatment

Times of failure	Eradication	Non-eradication	Lost	Total	Eradication ratea (PP,%) (95% CI, %)	Eradication rateb (ITT, %) (95% CI, %)
1	35	5	2	42	88 (73-96)	83 (74-96)
2	13	1	2	16	93 (66-100)	81 (54-96)
3	1	1	0	2	50 (1-99)	50 (1-99)
Total	48	7	4	60	87 (78-96)	80 (70-90)

^aχ² = 2.94, P > 0.05;

^bχ² = 1.42, P > 0.05.