Helicobacter%20pylori%20infection Management
Follow Up
Patient should be re-tested after a minimum of 4 weeks after treatment
- It is advisable to confirm eradication of H pylori with a post-treatment UBT, monoclonal stool test or upper endoscopy with biopsy
- Antisecretory drugs especially PPIs should be discontinued at least 1-2 weeks prior to post-test, while Bismuth compounds and antibiotics should be stopped at least 4 weeks prior to test
- Patients with either gastric ulcers or complicated duodenal ulcers should have a repeat endoscopy and biopsy, UBT, or stool antigen test to rule out malignancy
- In patients with persistent H pylori infection, a culture and sensitivity may be done before retreatment, except when considering a Bismuth-based quadruple therapy
- Serology is not used in determining treatment response