Objective
This study aimed to investigate related factors affecting the eradication rate of
Helicobacter pylori
(Hp) by modified quadruple therapy.
Methods
Between September 2020 and March 2021, 341 patients who were diagnosed with Hp infection and whose infections were confirmed by gastroscopy, a histological examination, and a C13-UBT without culturing and antimicrobial susceptibility studies received a two-week anti-Hp treatment, a modified quadruple therapy, in our department. The result of C13-UBT was rechecked 4 weeks after the drug withdrawal, and the patients were divided into two groups—a success group and a failure group—according to the final breath result. The general clinical information and related laboratory indexes of each patient were collected, and the factors affecting the eradication rate were analyzed.
Results
The total clinical eradication rate was 80.06% (273/341), and the failure rate was 19.94% (68/341), correspondingly. Univariate analysis identified statistically significant differences between the two groups in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, presence of oral diseases, positive cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA), and medical compliance (
P
< 0.05). Meanwhile, the use of a proton pump inhibitor (PPIs) and antibiotics was statistically different (
P
< 0.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that vitamin D level (<20 ng/mL) [OR = 98.56, 95% CI (29.01–334.83),
P
< 0.001] and medical compliance [OR = 148.18, 95% CI (37.64–583.33),
P
< 0.001] were independent effecting factors for eradication rate.
Conclusion
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level lower than 20 ng/mL may affect the success of eradication of Hp and is an independent risk factor for eradication failure.
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