Factors Associated With Adherence to Helicobacter pylori Testing During Hospitalization for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease

Guidelines recommend testing patients with peptic ulcer disease for Helicobacter pylori infection. We sought to identify factors associated with adherence to testing for H pylori in patients hospitalized for bleeding ulcers and to evaluate whether performing these tests affect risk for rebleeding.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - July 24, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kenneth W. Hung, Rita M. Knotts, Adam S. Faye, Adam R. Pont, Benjamin Lebwohl, Julian A. Abrams, Daniel E. Freedberg Source Type: research