The Economics of Eradicating Helicobacter pylori Infection in Duodenal Ulcer Disease

Approximately 5 million people in the United States suffer from peptic ulcer disease, making this an important clinical problem. In addition to the huge costs associated with treatment, peptic ulcer disease also results in losses to industry as a result of loss of productivity. Infection with Helicobacter pylori is now accepted as the cause of duodenal ulcer in the majority of patients. Eradication of this infection leads to healing of the …