Management of Helicobacter pylori infections

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with severe digestive diseases including chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer. Successful eradication of this common gastric pathogen in individual patients is known to prevent the occurrence of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. With half of the world’s population being infected with H, pylori and only few antibiotics result in an effective eradication, a successful...