Efficacy of a therapeutic strategy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection

Table 1 Antibiotic regimens suggested by our unit and eradication rates per protocol

	Patients	H. pylori eradicated and eradication rate per protocol(95% CI)	Patientstreated and cumulative effect (95% CI)
First-line:	2428	1814
PPI b.i.d. + amoxicillin 1 g b.i.d. + clarithromycin 500 mg b.i.d. for 7 d		74.7 (72.7-76.4)
	Second-line:	326	278	2140
PPI b.i.d. + amoxicillin 1 g b.i.d. + tinidazole 500 mg b.i.d. for 14 d		85.3 (81.1-89.1)	97.8 (97.1-98.4)
Third-line:	19	17	2111
PPI b.i.d. + amoxicillin 1 g b.i.d. + levofloxacin 250 mg b.i.d. for 14 d		89.5 (74.9-103)	99.9 (99.8-100)

PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; b.i.d.: Twice daily; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori. Standard dosages for PPIs are as follows: lansoprazole 30 mg, omeprazole 20 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, rabeprazole 20 mg, esomeprazole 20 mg.