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Table 5 Recommended lineage regimen used for H. pylori eradication

From: Management of dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection: the 2022 Indonesian Consensus Report

Lineage

Regimen

Dosage

Duration

Caution

References

Antibiotic susceptibility test if available

 First line

  Grade of recommendation: Strong

PPI triple Therapy (PAC)

• PPIa bid

• Amoxicillin 1000 mg bid

• Clarithromycin 500 mg bid

14 days

Should be administered with caution in some regions of Indonesia with high Clarithromycin resistance (≥ 15%)d or personal history of macrolide exposure

[7, 81]

 Alternative regimen therapy

  Grade of recommendation: Strong

Concomitant non-bismuth quadruple therapy (PAMC)

• PPIa bid

• Amoxicillin 1000 mg bid

• Metronidazoleb 500 mg bid (or Nitroimidazole)

• Clarithromycin 500 mg bid

14 days

• Can be used when bismuth is not available

• Can be the first lineage in areas with high clarithromycin resistance (≥ 15%)1, if an antibiotic susceptibility test is not available

• Can be used for patients with true penicillin allergy

[1, 5,6,7,8,9, 81]

 Alternative regimen therapy

  Grade of recommendation: Conditional

Bismuth quadruple

Therapy (PBMT)

• PPIa bid

• Bismuthc qid

• Metronidazoleb 400 mg qid or 500 mg tid–qid (or Nitroimidazole)

• Tetracycline 500 mg qid

14 days

• Can be first lineage in areas with high clarithromycin resistance (≥ 15%)d, if antibiotic susceptibility test not available

• Can be an alternative rescue if the first line is failure

• Currently, bismuth is not available in Indonesia

[1, 5,6,7,8,9]

An antibiotic susceptibility test is strongly recommended

 Alternative rescue

  Grade of recommendation: Strong

High-dose dual therapy

Rabeprazole 20 mg qid

Amoxicillin 750 mg qid

14 days

• Can only be used as an alternative rescue when the first lineage fails and in areas with high resistance to levofloxacin (≥ 15%)e

• Should be used in areas with rapid metabolizer population

[5, 6, 8]

 Alternative rescue

  Grade of recommendation: Conditional

Rifabutin-containing therapy (PAR)

PPIa bid

Amoxicillin 1000 mg bid

Rifabutin 150 mg bid or 300 mg qd

10 days

• Can only be used as an alternative rescue as the third or fourth line of treatment

[5, 6, 8]

  1. aThe dose depends on the PPI used. The standard doses are dexlansoprazole, 30 mg; esomeprazole, 20 mg; lansoprazole, 30 mg; omeprazole, 20 mg; pantoprazole, 40 mg; and rabeprazole, 20 mg, although a double dose is sometimes used for dexlansoprazole, esomeprazole, omeprazole, and rabeprazole to increase the success of eradication
  2. bMetronidazole may be substituted by tinidazole
  3. cThe dose depends on the formulation used. Examples include bismuth subsalicylate (262 mg), two tablets, colloidal bismuth subcitrate (120 mg), one tablet
  4. dAn area with high resistance to clarithromycin (≥ 15%) is Bali
  5. eAreas with high resistance to levofloxacin (≥ 15%) are Bali, Java, Kalimantan, Papua, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Timor