[New therapeutic strategies against Helicobacter pylori]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar 25;63(3):146-50. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2014.63.3.146.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

The standard therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection in Korea is a triple-drug regimen consisting of a proton pump inhibitor with two antibiotics such as clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and metronidazole. However, as the eradication rate of this regimen has declined over the past decade, this prompted the formulation of new therapeutic regimens. New therapeutic strategies against H. pylori infection that had been tried all over the world include sequential therapy, concomitant therapy, and tailored therapy This article will review the basic concepts and the results of previous clinical trials on the aforementioned new therapeutic regiments.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amoxicillin / pharmacology
  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clarithromycin / pharmacology
  • Clarithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Disease Eradication / trends
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Helicobacter Infections / drug therapy*
  • Helicobacter pylori* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Nitroimidazoles / pharmacology
  • Nitroimidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Nitroimidazoles
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors
  • Amoxicillin
  • Clarithromycin