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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Bismuth Quadruple and Concomitant Therapy for Empirical Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Received: 7 September 2022     Accepted: 29 September 2022     Published: 11 October 2022
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Aims: To compare the efficacy and safety of bismuth quadruple therapy with concomitant therapy in the empirical eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Methods: Such databases as PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library and Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data and CBM), were searched for relevant randomized controlled trials up to February 2020. Studies were included if they assessed the efficacy and safety of bismuth quadruple therapy versus concomitant therapy in H. pylori eradication. Statistical analysis was performed with RevMan software 5.3. Results: Four studies with 616 patients were evaluated in this meta-analysis. The H. pylori eradication rate of bismuth quadruple therapy was similar to that of concomitant therapy (intention-to-treat analysis: pooled eradication rates, 85.5% vs 80.7%; odds ratio [OR], 1.42; 95%confidence interval (CI): [0.92–2.18]; P>0.05). The incidence of adverse events in bismuth quadruple therapy was lower than those in concomitant therapy (pooled incidence, 18.3% vs 25.9%; OR, 0.62, 95%CI: [0.41–0.92]; P<0.05). Conclusions: Bismuth quadruple therapy had the same efficacy to concomitant therapy in H. pylori eradication, and bismuth quadruple therapy was possibly better tolerated than concomitant therapy. Therefore, bismuth quadruple therapy and concomitant therapy should be equally recommended as empirical regimens in H. pylori eradication.

Published in Biomedical Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.bs.20220804.11
Page(s) 113-118
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Keywords

Helicobacter pylori, Bismuth Quadruple Therapy, Concomitant Therapy, Meta-Analysis

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  • Department of Pharmacy, People’s Hospital of Leshan, Leshan City, P. R. China

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