Effect of fucoidan on gut microbiota and its clinical efficacy in Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy of fucoidan-assisted standard quadruple therapy (SQT) in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication and the improvement of gut microbiota.

Methods: An open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University in Shandong Province, China.

Molecular epidemiology of in two tertiary care hospitals in Shandong Province, China.

Purpose: The incidence and severity of infection (CDI) have markedly increased over the past decade. However, there is very limited epidemiological data on CDI in China so far, specifically no data in Shandong Province. The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic algorithm for CDI and to gain data on molecular epidemiology of CDI in the Shandong Province of China.