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Target Population: Gastroenterologists, primary care providers
The last consensus statement by this group was conducted in 2010 and published in 2012. This statement updates the information and recommendations based on literature published since that time. Five working panels addressed the following topics: indications/associations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention/public health, and H. pylori and the gastric microbiota.
The importance of local resistance patterns is emphasized, treatments are extended to 14 days, triple therapy is limited to areas of low resistance, and postfailure options are provided. The report includes definitive statements o…