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Table 4 Effect of the duration of treatment on H. pylori eradication of each regimen and secondary drug excluding metronidazole-containing regimens

From: Levofloxacin versus clarithromycin for Helicobacter pylori eradication: are 14 day regimens better than 10 day regimens?

Duration of Therapy

Outcome

LAP

(n = 43)

LAE

(n = 95)

CAP

(n = 45)

CAE

(n = 52)

10 days

Success

18 (78.3)

14 (50)

2 (22.2)

5 (62.5)

Failure

5 (21.7)

14 (50)

7 (77.8)

3 (37.5)

14 days

Success

14 (70)

58 (86.6)

23 (63.9)

32 (72.7)

Failure

6 (30)

9 (13.4)

13 (36.1)

12 (27.3)

  1. LAP levofloxacin, amoxicillin, and pantoprazole, LAE levofloxacin, amoxicillin, and esomeprazole, CAP clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and pantoprazole, CAE clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and esomeprazole
  2. Data are presented as n (%)
  3. Overall difference between all regimens was significant (P = 0.03)