Probiotic monotherapy and Helicobacter pylori eradication: A systematic review with pooled-data analysis

Figure 1 Flowchart showing the process of study selection for the systematic review.

Figure 2 Mean eradication rate of probiotics for H. pylori infection (A). B: A sub-analysis according to the type of studies (randomized controlled trials (RCTs) vs open label studies) is reported.

Figure 3 Sub-analysis of probiotics’ effectiveness in H. pylori eradication according to the strain.

Figure 4 Meta-analysis comparing the eradication rate of probiotics against placebo.

Figure 5 Funnel plot of the meta-analysis comparing the eradication rate of probiotics against placebo.

Figure 6 Variations of delta value for urea breath test before and after the treatment, both for probiotics and placebo.