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ReviewCureus2022

Role of Probiotics in the Management of Helicobacter pylori.

Andrea Mestre, Rajalakshmi Sathiya Narayanan, Deliana Rivas, Jobby John, Mohammed Ali Abdulqader, Tushar Khanna, Raja Chandra Chakinala, Sachin Gupta

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026
    Article
  2. Adjunctive Synbiotic Therapy forLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  5. South African Honey: Anti-International journal of food science · 2026
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  8. Towards EffectiveInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  9. Overcoming antibiotic-resistantWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2025
    Review
  10. Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
  11. Current and Future Perspectives on the Management ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
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  15. Microorganisms · 2024
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  18. IgYs: on her majesty's secret service.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
    Review
  19. Clinical Implications ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Andrea MestreInternal Medicine, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, COL.
Rajalakshmi Sathiya NarayananInternal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, IND.
Deliana RivasInternal Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG.
Jobby JohnInternal Medicine, Dr. Somervell Memorial C.S.I. Medical College and Hospital, Karakonam, IND.
Mohammed Ali AbdulqaderInternal Medicine-Pediatrics, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, USA.
Tushar KhannaInternal Medicine, St Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, USA.
Raja Chandra ChakinalaMedicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, USA.
Sachin GuptaInternal Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
University of Buenos Aires · ARSUNY Upstate Medical University · USDr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College and Hospital · INSt. Mary Mercy Livonia · USUniversidad del Rosario · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is estimated to be around 4.4 billion, with the majority of individuals affected in developing countries. Chronic infection of the gram-negative bacterium results in several gastrointestinal pathologies such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and cancer. Probiotics compete directly with H. pylori and help restore the gut microbial environment; these living microorganisms are comparatively more effective than the standard triple antibiotic regimen in the management of symptoms related to the pathogenic bacteria. The need for alternative therapy is better explained by the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance and the lowering of patient compliance to the standard treatment. Adjuvant administration of probiotics to H. pylori eradication therapy is associated with a higher H. pylori eradication rate, decreased diarrhea-related treatment, less common self-reported side effects, and higher treatment compliance. Therefore, with the ongoing and future resistance to antibiotics, this systematic review aims to investigate the use and efficacy of probiotics when used alone or in conjunction with the current guideline treatment. A literature search was conducted using Pubmed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane for peer-reviewed articles published between January 1, 2016 and April 2022. MeSH terms used were: "H. pylori," "H. pylori and probiotics," "Probiotics," "H. pylori treatment," "Mechanism of Action" with subheadings as "clinical manifestations," "treatment," and "diagnosis." All literature reviews, original papers, and case reports were included. This search strategy aimed to find literature that could describe the transmission and mechanism of action of H. pylori, the current treatment guidelines, and the efficacy of probiotics in eradicating H. pylori.

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advancesadvantages of probioticsclinical trialsdisadvantages of probioticsefficacy of probioticshelicobacter pylori eradicationh.pylorimanagementmechanism of actionprobiotics and microbiome

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PMID35919364
PMCPMC9338786
OpenAlexW4283736474

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