Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during Spain's state of emergency on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

Introduction: We evaluate the impact of COVID-epidemic in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis during Spain's state of emergency.

Methods: We compared newly diagnosed patients with patients diagnosed in the same period of 2019.

Results: A new diagnosis of CRC decreased 48% with a higher rate of patients diagnosed in the emergency setting (12.

[10-day triple therapy with esomeprazole 40 mg/12 h vs. quadruple concomitant non-bismuth therapy as first line treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection].

Introduction: Quadruple concomitant non-bismuth therapy has recently become the most widely prescribed first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection in Spain. Whether optimized conventional triple therapy can achieve comparable efficacy rates remains to be seen.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study comparing the efficacy of triple and quadruple concomitant therapy, and sub-analysis following administration of both for 10 days with esomeprazole 40mg/12h.