Gastritis secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

The secondary prevention strategies for gastritis following H. pylori infection to prevent recurrence of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer include the use of antibiotics to prevent recurrence of infection and the post-treatment confirmation of H. pylori eradication after treatment using diagnostic tests.

Secondary Prevention

Secondary prevention strategies for gastritis following H. pylori infection to prevent recurrence of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer include:^[1]^[2]

Use of antibiotics to prevent recurrence of infection
Post-treatment confirmation of H. pylori eradication after treatment using diagnostic tests

References

↑ Lee YC, Liou JM, Wu MS, Wu CY, Lin JT (2008). “Eradication of helicobacter pylori to prevent gastroduodenal diseases: hitting more than one bird with the same stone”. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 1 (2): 111–20. doi:10.1177/1756283X08094880. PMC 3002494. PMID 21180520.
↑ Malfertheiner P, Megraud F, O’Morain C, Bazzoli F, El-Omar E, Graham D; et al. (2007). “Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht III Consensus Report”. Gut. 56 (6): 772–81. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101634. PMC 1954853. PMID 17170018.

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[pmid21180520-1] Lee YC, Liou JM, Wu MS, Wu CY, Lin JT (2008). “Eradication of helicobacter pylori to prevent gastroduodenal diseases: hitting more than one bird with the same stone”. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 1 (2): 111–20. doi:10.1177/1756283X08094880. PMC 3002494. PMID 21180520.

[pmid17170018-2] Malfertheiner P, Megraud F, O’Morain C, Bazzoli F, El-Omar E, Graham D; et al. (2007). “Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht III Consensus Report”. Gut. 56 (6): 772–81. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101634. PMC 1954853. PMID 17170018.

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