Helicobacter pylori: High dose amoxicillin does not improve primary or secondary eradication rates in an Irish cohort

Table 1 First line vs prior therapy eradication rates

Post treatment UBT result	First line therapy group	Prior therapy group	Total
Negative	58	20	78
Positive	35	26	61a
Total	93	46	139

^aP = 0.02, odds ratio = 2.2 (95%CI: 1.1090-4.7074).

UBT: Urea breath test.

Table 2 Helicobacter pylori eradication rates by gender

Post treatment UBT	Negative	Positive	Total
Female	42	34	76
Male	36	27	63a
Total	78	61	139

^aP = 0.8648.

UBT: Urea breath test.

Table 3 Breakdown of non treatment-naive cohort by prior therapy and eradication status

	Total	% of total	Eradication	Eradication (%)
CTT	32	70	14	44
CTT, LTT	5	11	4	80
CTT, MTT	4	9	2	50
CTT, MTT, LTT	3	6	1	33
CTT, BQT	1	2	0	0
CTT, LTT, BQT	1	2	1	100

CTT: Clarithromycin triple therapy; LTT: Levofloxacin triple therapy; MTT: Metronidazole triple therapy; BQT: Bismuth triple therapy.