Definition of treatment

Composition

Duration

Standard triple therapy

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Clarithromycin 500 mg/bid

· Amoxicillin 1g/bid*

10 - 14 days

Modified Triple Therapy

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Levofloxacin 200 or 500 mg/bid

· Amoxicillin 1 g/bid*

10 days

Sequential Therapy

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Amoxicillin 1 g/bid*

5 - 7 days

Followed by

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Metronidazole 500 mg/bid

· Clarithromycin 500 mg/bid^†

5 - 7 days

Concomitant Therapy

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Amoxicillin 1 g/bid*

· Metronidazole 250 mg/bid

· Clarithromycin 500 mg/bid^†

7 - 10 days

Quadruple Therapy with Bismuth

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Metronidazole 250 mg/qid

· Tetracycline 250 mg/qid^‡

· Bismuth Subcitrate 120 mg/qid

10 days

Hybrid Therapy

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Amoxicillin 1 g/bid*

7 days

Followed by

· Protonic Pump inhibitor

· Amoxicillin 1 g/bid

· Metronidazole 250 mg/qid

· Clarithromycin 500 mg/bid

7 days