Research Article
Systematic Retesting for Helicobacter pylori: The Potential Overestimation of Suppressive Conditions
Table 2
Characteristics of tested patients.
| | Characteristic | Tested positive for H. pylori (HUT and/or histology) | Tested negative for H. pylori (HUT and histology) | |
| | Suppressive conditions (no. (%)) | 47 (51.1) | 285 (50.8) | > .999 | | Age median (years) | 51.5 | 55 | .389 | | Sex female (no. (%)) | 46 (50.0) | 296 (52.8) | .653 | | Outpatients (no. (%)) | 34 (37.0) | 202 (36.0) | .907 | | PPI intake (no. (%)) | 38 (41.3) | 257 (45.8) | .432 | | Antibiotics intake (no. (%)) | 15 (16.3) | 70 (12.5) | .317 | | GI bleeding (no. (%)) | 11 (12.0) | 31 (5.5) | < .035 |
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H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; HUT: Helicobacter urease test; GI: gastrointestinal, PPI: proton-pump inhibitor.
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