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Trial reportIndian journal of pharmacology

A comparative study of the effect of 10-day esomeprazole containing levofloxacin versus clarithromycin sequential regimens on the treatment of Iranian patients with

Marjan Mokhtare, Mehdi Nikkhah, Behdad Behnam, Shahram Agah, Mansour Bahardoust, Mohsen Masoodi, Amirhosein Faghihi

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Trial report in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marjan MokhtareColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi NikkhahGastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behdad BehnamGastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram AgahColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mansour BahardoustColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen MasoodiColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amirhosein FaghihiColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHelicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) treatment may be different depending on the host and microbial factors in each region. The study was planned to estimate the effect of two 10-day esomeprazole containing clarithromycin and levofloxacin sequential therapies on H. pylori treatment. MATERIALS AND

methodsTotally, 186 H. pylori-infected patients with gastro-duodenal ulcer who had not yet received treatment for infection, were enrolled. We randomly designated patients to group A (N = 94) who treated with esomeprazole 40 mg and amoxicillin 1 g bid during the early half of treatment, and continued the same dose of esomeprazole with levofloxacin 500 mg and tinidazole 500 mg bid during the second half of treatment and Group B (N = 92) who treated with the identical treatment excepting clarithromycin 500 mg bid as a substitute of levofloxacin. To assess eradication, C14-urea breath test was implemented 8 weeks afterward treatment.

resultsFinally, 172 patients completed the trial. We calculated 85.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 77.9-92.3) and 83.7% (95% CI = 76.2-91.2) eradication intention-to-treat analysis (P = 0.302) and so, 93.0% (95% CI = 87.6-98.4) and 90.0% (95% CI = 83.6-96.3) eradication by per-protocol analysis (P = 0.420) for Group A and B, respectively. No significant difference was seen among regimens. Drug adverse reactions were not significantly different between regimens. Group A had a 97.8% adherence rate to treatment and Group B had 98.9%.

conclusionsBoth esomeprazole containing sequential regimens including levofloxacin and clarithromycin showed good eradication rates in spite of significant differences in antimicrobial resistance patterns in vitro. The efficacy of esomeprazole in lowering gastric acidity beside its antimicrobial effect should be considered in H. pylori regimens.

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Helicobacter pyloriAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsBreath TestsClarithromycinDrug Therapy, CombinationEsomeprazoleFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHumansLevofloxacinMaleProton Pump InhibitorsTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsClarithromycinEsomeprazoleLevofloxacinProton Pump InhibitorsClarithromycinesomeprazoleHelicobacter pylorilevofloxacinsequential treatment

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PMID33078727
PMCPMC7722916
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