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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2014; 20(18): 5302-5307
Published online May 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i18.5302
Table 1 Eradication regimens
Name of therapyTime (d)Contents of therapy
Triple therapy7-14Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (twice daily) + clarithromycin (500 mg twice daily) + amoxicillin (1 g twice daily) or metronidazole (500 mg twice daily)
Quadruple therapy10-14PPI (twice daily) + bismuth subsalicylate (525 mg 4 times daily) + metronidazole (250 mg 4 times daily) + tetracycline (500 mg 4 times daily)
Levofloxacin therapy7-10PPI (twice daily) + levofloxacin (250 mg twice daily) + amoxicillin (1 g twice daily)
Sequential therapy10PPI (twice daily) + amoxicillin (1 g twice daily) for the first 5 d, followed by PPI + clarithromycin (500 mg twice daily) + nitroimidazole/tinidazole (500 mg twice daily)
Concomitant therapyPPI (twice daily) + amoxicillin (1 g twice daily) + clarithromycin (500 mg twice daily) + metronidazole
Levofloxacin-containing sequential therapy10PPI +amoxicillin (1 g twice daily) for the first 5 d followed by PPI + levofloxacin (500 mg daily) + metronidazole (500 mg twice daily)