A 49-year-old returns from travel with epigastric pain; noninvasive testing confirms H. pylori. No prior therapy; no penicillin allergy. According to ...

Question

A 49-year-old returns from travel with epigastric pain; noninvasive testing confirms H. pylori. No prior therapy; no penicillin allergy. According to ACG 2024, preferred first-line regimen when susceptibility unknown?

Accepted Answer

Optimized bismuth quadruple therapy 14 days

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Clarithromycin triple therapy 10 days

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Levofloxacin triple therapy 10 days

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PPI + amoxicillin dual therapy 7 days

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Concomitant therapy 7 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Helicobacter pylori

A 49-year-old returns from travel with epigastric pain; noninvasive testing confirms H. pylori. No prior therapy; no penicillin allergy. According to ACG 2024, preferred first-line regimen when susceptibility unknown?