Efficacy of two different dosage regimens of omeprazole, amoxycillin and metronidazole for the cure of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Background: While addition of metronidazole to the omeprazole-amoxycillin combination has been shown to be advantageous, the optimal dosage and drug distribution of the antimicrobials has not been sufficiently evaluated.

Aim: To investigate the efficacy of two different regimens of omeprazole, amoxycillin and metronidazole for the cure of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Methods: Two hundred and fifty-five patients with H.

The GU-MACH study: the effect of 1-week omeprazole triple therapy on Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric ulcer.

Aims: To study the efficacy of omeprazole triple therapy in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with active gastric ulcer, and to assess healing and relapse of gastric ulcer.

Methods: A double-blind, randomized study was carried out in 18 centres in Germany, Hungary and Poland. Patients (n = 160) with gastric ulcer and a positive H.

Performance of a rapid whole blood test for Helicobacter pylori in primary care: a German multicenter study.

Background: Serological rapid whole-blood tests for the detection of H. pylori are presently being promoted for use in primary care. We conducted a multi-center study to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the Boehringer Mannheim Helicobacter pylori test (BM test), which is identical with the Cortecs Helisal test.

[Valine and branched-chain amino acids in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy].

We studied the effects of infusion of a liver adapted amino acid solution (Amino-Mel hepa: Group A) versus a liver adapted amino acid solution plus L-valine (Amino-Mel hepa + L-valine: Group B) in 30 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis with coma. Each 15 patients were randomly allocated to the group A and B, respectively. Both regimens included the infusion of glucose and fat, further supplementation of vitamins and trace elements in addition to the amino acid solution.