Update on triple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori: current status of the art

Riccardo Urgesi, Rossella Cianci, Maria Elena Riccioni, Riccardo Urgesi, Rossella Cianci, Maria Elena Riccioni

Abstract

With the rising prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, the treatment success of standard triple therapy has recently declined to unacceptable levels (ie, 80% or less). Following the failure of conventional triple therapy, novel eradication regimens have been developed including sequential therapy, concomitant quadruple therapy, hybrid (dual-concomitant) therapy, bismuth-containing quadruple therapy, and a therapy with administration of N-acetylcysteine before a culture-guided antibiotic regimen. This article reviews the literature published on Helicobacter pylori eradication in the last year, focusing on the development of alternative strategies for first-, second-, and third-line rescue therapy for the eradication of H. pylori.

Keywords: N-acetylcysteine; concomitant therapy; hybrid therapy; quadruple therapy; sequential therapy.

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