ISSN:
1365-2036
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Azithromycin is an acid-stable macrolide that achieves remarkably high concentrations in gastric tissue, persisting above the MIC90 for Helicobacter pylori over a period of 5-days, after a single 500 mg oral dose.〈section xml:id="abs1-2"〉〈title type="main"〉Aim:To evaluate and compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of two eradicating regimens of pantoprazole, azithromycin and tinidazole.〈section xml:id="abs1-3"〉〈title type="main"〉Methods:A total of 100 consecutive symptomatic H. pylori-positive patients received pantoprazole 40 mg b.d. for 1 week, and were randomly assigned to either azithromycin 500 mg o.m. and tinidazole 500 mg b.d. during the first 3 days (early group, n=50) or during the last 3 days of therapy with pantoprazole (late group, n=50). H. pylori status was assessed by histology and rapid urease test at entry and by histology and 13C-urea breath test 1 month after the end of the therapy.〈section xml:id="abs1-4"〉〈title type="main"〉Results:Ninety-nine patients completed the study. H. pylori was eradicated in 86% of patients in the early group (intention-to-treat 86%) and in 88% of patients in the late group (intention-to-treat 88%).〈section xml:id="abs1-5"〉〈title type="main"〉Conclusions:This short triple therapy is effective for H. pylori eradication. The compliance was excellent and side-effects negligible. Moreover, the pantoprazole pre-treatment did not modify the efficacy of the therapy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00879.x
