Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 1999)

Omeprazole and Ranitidine in the Prevention of Relapse in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer Disease

  • K Lauritsen,
  • K Rutgersson,
  • E Bolling,
  • G Brunner,
  • S Eriksson,
  • JP Galmiche,
  • A Walan,
  • AP Archambault,
  • H Gudjónsson,
  • RJ Bailey,
  • G Bianchi Porro,
  • L Frison,
  • N Havu,
  • ABR Thompson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/1999/395876
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 10
pp. 806 – 813

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Although the eradication of Helicobacter pylori is of primary importance when initiating treatment, it is also important to have a strategy for patients who are H pylori-negative, fail to demonstrate eradication or have a tendency to become re-infected or relapse.