| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Clinical Trials Study |
| Article Title |
Management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Latin America: A Delphi technique-based consensus
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Antonio Rollan, Juan Pablo Arab, M Constanza Camargo, Roberto Candia, Paul Harris, Catterina Ferreccio, Charles S Rabkin, Juan Cristóbal Gana, Pablo Cortés, Rolando Herrero, Luisa Durán, Apolinaria García, Claudio Toledo, Alberto Espino, Nicole Lustig, Alberto Sarfatis, Catalina Figueroa, Javier Torres and Arnoldo Riquelme |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Antonio Rollan, MD, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. Vitacura 5951, Santiago 7650568, Chile. arollan@alemana.cl |
| Key Words |
Helicobacter pylori; Consensus development conference; Delphi technique; Latin America |
| Core Tip |
By means of Delphi technique method, a multidisciplinary?panel?of Latin American experts releases a set of updated recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection for this region. Main recommendations include test and treat all symptomatic patients submitted to gastroscopy, use 14-d triple therapy or sequential therapy for first-line treatment, and to promote more information and demonstration projects to identify effective and safe strategies for control and prevention in areas with high prevalence of H. pylori infection and associated diseases. |
| Publish Date |
2014-08-20 18:38 |
| Citation |
Rollan A, Arab JP, Camargo MC, Candia R, Harris P, Ferreccio C, Rabkin CS, Gana JC, Cortés P, Herrero R, Durán L, García A, Toledo C, Espino A, Lustig N, Sarfatis A, Figueroa C, Torres J, Riquelme A. Management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Latin America: A Delphi technique-based consensus. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(31): 10969-10983 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i31/10969.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10969 |
