1. [Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with recurrent abdominal pain using a triple drug treatment].
- Author
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Ramírez Mayans J, Zamora Dávila E, Cervantes Bustamante R, Mata Rivera N, Oyervides García CI, Cuevas Schacht F, and Sosa de Martínez MC
- Subjects
- Amoxicillin pharmacology, Anti-Ulcer Agents pharmacology, Bismuth pharmacology, Child, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Organometallic Compounds pharmacology, Penicillins pharmacology, Prospective Studies, Ranitidine pharmacology, Recurrence, Salicylates pharmacology, Abdominal Pain drug therapy, Amoxicillin administration & dosage, Anti-Ulcer Agents administration & dosage, Bismuth administration & dosage, Helicobacter Infections drug therapy, Helicobacter pylori drug effects, Organometallic Compounds administration & dosage, Penicillins administration & dosage, Ranitidine administration & dosage, Salicylates administration & dosage
- Abstract
Background: Different antibiotics, antagonist H2 and others have been used for elimination and/or eradication of Helicobacter pylori., Aims: Evaluate elimination of Helicobacter pylori with amoxicillin, bismuth subsalicylate and ranitidine; and the improvement of recurrent abdominal pain., Method: 20 children with recurrent abdominal pain associated to gastritis and histologic identification of Helicobacter pylori were studied under a period of 18 months (January 1992 to June 1993), at Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México, D.F. All children were treated simultaneously with: Amoxicillin, 15 days, plus ranitidine and bismuth subsalicylate for one month., Results: Helicobacter pylori was eliminated in 14 of 20 children studied. All these children had an important improvement of recurrent abdominal pain., Conclusion: Elimination of Helicobacter pylori and clinical improvement was present in 14 of 20 children studied (70%).
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- 1996