[Lactulose-neomycin combination versus placebo in the treatment of acute hepatic encephalopathy. Results of a randomized controlled trial].

Objectives: The effectiveness of the association of lactulose with neomycin in the treatment of acute hepatic encephalopathy has never been assessed. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of lactulose-neomycin combination versus placebo in acute hepatic encephalopathy.

Methods: Eighty patients with cirrhosis were randomly treated for 5 days with placebo (n = 40) or with lactulose-neomycin (n = 40).

[Dyspepsia and Helicobacter (Campylobacter) pylori. Results of a randomized therapeutic trial using amoxicillin versus placebos].

A population of non ulcer dyspepsia outpatients with a normal gastroscopy was assessed. Clinical complaints, the type of the gastritis, its activity and bacterial density were evaluated. Helicobacter pylori (HP) was sought by histology, urease test and culture, on 3 distinct locations.