A 40-year-old man with recurrent nocturnal epigastric pain is found to have a duodenal ulcer and positive H. pylori test. According to NICE, which is ...

Question

A 40-year-old man with recurrent nocturnal epigastric pain is found to have a duodenal ulcer and positive H. pylori test. According to NICE, which is the recommended first-line eradication therapy (no penicillin allergy)?

Accepted Answer

PPI + clarithromycin + amoxicillin for 7 days

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PPI + metronidazole only

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PPI + bismuth + tetracycline

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PPI + clarithromycin + metronidazole for 14 days

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H2-blocker + amoxicillin + clarithromycin

MCQ (SBA): Gastroenterology

A 40-year-old man with recurrent nocturnal epigastric pain is found to have a duodenal ulcer and positive H. pylori test. According to NICE, which is the recommended first-line eradication therapy (no penicillin allergy)?