2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02370.x
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New once‐daily, highly effective rescue triple therapy after multiple Helicobacter pylori treatment failures: a pilot study

Abstract: SUMMARYBackground: Helicobacter pylori treatment failure is a growing problem in daily practice. Aim: To determine the efficacy of the combination of rabeprazole, levofloxacin and furazolidone as a rescue therapy. Methods: Duodenal ulcer patients previously submitted, without success, to at least two H. pylori treatment regimens were included. Gastroscopy (urease test, histological examination and culture) and 13 C-urea

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“…Case reports of hepatotoxicity have also been published [Spahr et al 2001]. Myelosuppression has been noted in patients taking rifabutin [Coelho et al 2005]. It had been hoped that the concurrent administration of probiotics would lessen the side-effect profile of triple therapy; however, this may also increase the complexity of the treatment regimen.…”
Section: Side Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Case reports of hepatotoxicity have also been published [Spahr et al 2001]. Myelosuppression has been noted in patients taking rifabutin [Coelho et al 2005]. It had been hoped that the concurrent administration of probiotics would lessen the side-effect profile of triple therapy; however, this may also increase the complexity of the treatment regimen.…”
Section: Side Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A recomendação do emprego da associação de levofloxacina, furazolidona e IBP em dose única diária baseou-se em estudo piloto nacional com excelentes resultados iniciais (4) . O Consenso recomendou também, a realização de estudo multicêntrico nacional para validação nacional dos esquemas aqui sugeridos.…”
Section: Comentáriosunclassified
“…Although widely used in Brazil there are no validation studies among us. National studies employing a standard dose of proton pump inhibitor, and furazolidone 400 mg and levofloxacin 500 mg, taken once daily for 10 days, or a standard dose of proton pump inhibitor associated with furazolidone 200 mg and levofloxacin 250 mg, administered twice daily for 7 days, have obtained eradication rates close to 80% (30,44,181) .…”
Section: Statement 30mentioning
confidence: 99%