Journal article
Helicobacter pylori augments the pH-increasing effect of omeprazole in patients with duodenal ulcer
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Omeprazole is less effective in healthy subjects than in patients with duodenal ulcers. The aim of this study was to determine whether Helicobacter pylori augments the pH-increasing effect of omeprazole in patients with duodenal ulcers.
METHODS: In 16 patients with duodenal ulcers, baseline intragastric acidity was measured before and 4-6 weeks after the cure of H. pylori infection. In 17 patients with duodenal ulcers, …
Authors
Labenz J; Tillenburg B; Peitz U; Idstrom J; Verdu E; Stolte M; Borsch G; Blum A
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 110, No. 3, pp. 725–732
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 1996
DOI
10.1053/gast.1996.v110.pm8608881
ISSN
0016-5085