Eradication rate of Helicobacter Pylori infection is directly influenced by adherence to therapy in children

ConclusionAdherence to therapy is a very important factor for the outcome and has to be assessed when evaluating the outcome of an H. pylori eradication regimen in order to understand the reasons of treatment failure. As we treated only after evaluation of the resistance of the H. Pylori strains, we were expecting to reach the given objective of 90% successful treatment. Children with adherence to treatment above 90% had a successful outcome of 89,9%, whereas nonadherent had a successful outcome of 36,8%. This is the first time that adherence has been assessed accurately.
Source: Helicobacter - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research