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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2026; 32(7): 113541
Published online Feb 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i7.113541
Table 4 Factors associated with non-retreatment of Helicobacter pylori after a therapeutic failure-multivariate analysis, n (%)
VariablesRetreatment (n = 5954)Non-retreatment
Overall (n = 950)
Medical perspective (n = 393)
Patient perspective (n = 474)
n (%)
P value
OR (95%CI)
n (%)
P value
OR (95%CI)
n (%)
P value
OR (95%CI)
Sex
Male2100 (35.3)386 (40.6)0.0001.30 (1.12-1.50)147 (37.4)0.116206 (43.5)0.0041.34 (1.10-1.63)
Female3850 (64.7)564 (59.4)246 (62.6)268 (56.5)
Age, years
18-705455 (91.6)851 (89.5)0.0151.35 (1.06-1.72)350 (89.1)0.0281.49 (1.04-2.13)430 (90.7)0.282
≥ 71475 (7.9)96 (10.1)40 (10.2)44 (9.3)
Reclassified indication1
Highly recommended1075 (18.1)182 (19.2)0.98980 (20.4)0.53687 (18.4)0.765
Poorly recommended4879 (81.9)768 (80.8)313 (79.6)387 (81.6)
Number of previous eradication attempts
One attempt1054 (17.7)181 (19.1)0.0001.57 (1.30-1.89)82 (20.9)0.0002.07 (1.57-2.73)82 (17.3)0.109
Two attempts334 (5.6)105 (11.1)0.0002.82 (2.21-3.61)61 (15.5)0.0004.89 (3.54-6.74)26 (5.5)0.0061.69 (1.16-2.44)
Three attempts115 (1.9)63 (6.6)0.0005.05 (3.63-7.03)39 (9.9)0.0009.25 (6.15-13.93)21 (4.4)0.0002.91 (1.78-4.76)
Four attempts42 (0.7)27 (2.8)0.0006.00 (3.61-9.96)12 (3.1)0.0007.84 (3.96-15.53)10 (2.1)0.0003.60 (1.75-7.41)
Five attempts28 (0.5)13 (1.4)0.0004.04 (2.04-8.02)5 (1.3)0.0024.73 (1.75-12.77)5 (1.1)0.073
Treatment compliance25647 (94.8)739 (77.8)0.0006.07 (4.97-7.41)303 (77.1)0.0004.27 (2.64-2.93)358 (75.5)0.00010.04 (7.37-13.68)
Severe AE3137 (2.3)44 (4.6)0.66524 (6.1)0.62118 (3.8)0.535
Serious AE49 (0.2)5 (0.5)0.6425 (1.3)0.261NANA
Interruption by AE183 (3.1)109 (11.5)0.05368 (17.3)0.0102.06 (1.19-3.56)39 (8.2)0.0000.34 (0.22-0.55)

  • Citation: Cantú-Germano E, Moreira L, Pérez-Aisa Á, Martínez-Domínguez SJ, Voynovan I, Bujanda L, Jonaitis L, Tepes B, Garre A, Lucendo AJ, Lerang F, Butler T, Mahmudov U, Huguet JM, Tejedor-Tejada J, Bogomolov P, Beales IL, Phull PS, Pabon-Carrasco M, Castro-Fernández M, Alekseenko S, Pavoni M, Zaytsev O, Bumane R, Denkovski M, Cajal MD, Tatiana I, Areia M, Keco-Huerga A, Babayeva G, Bermejo F, Simsek H, Buzás GM, Losurdo G, Bordin DS, Kupcinskas J, Smith SM, Gasbarrini A, Leja M, Marcos-Pinto R, Simsek C, Papp V, Rodríguez BJ, Mejide PP, Villarroya RP, Alonso MS, Cano-Català A, Megraud F, O’Morain C, Parra P, Nyssen OP, Gisbert JP. Lack of follow-up in Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment: Results from the European registry on Helicobacter pylori management. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(7): 113541
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i7/113541.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i7.113541

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