Efficacy of a triple therapy with rabeprazole, amoxicillin, and faropenem as second-line treatment after failure of initial Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy.

Triple therapy consisting of lansoprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin (LAC regimen) is widely used to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in Japan. However, the need for appropriate treatment after failure of initial therapy to eradicate H. pylori has been increasing. We therefore assessed the efficacy of a combination of rabeprazole, amoxicillin, and faropenem for second-line eradication therapy.The subjects were 116 patients positive for H....