The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Feb 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialHighly effective twice-daily triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease: does in vitro metronidazole resistance have any clinical relevance?
To compare cure rates of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, ulcer healing, and side effects of three simplified regimens of triple therapy in patients with peptic ulcer disease. ⋯ All treatment regimens were highly effective for cure of H. pylori infection and for ulcer healing. Metronidazole resistance reduced the efficacy of OAM, but was of no importance for the efficacy of OCM or BCM. Side effects were of minor importance.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Feb 1997
Comparative StudyLeukocyte migration in acute colonic inflammatory bowel disease: comparison of histological assessment and Tc-99m-HMPAO labeled leukocyte scan.
Noninvasive leukocyte scintigraphy for assessment of localization, extent, and degree of active inflammation in acute colonic inflammatory bowel disease have been shown to correlate well with endoscopy. This study compared findings of mucosal leukocyte migration assessed histologically with those of technetium 99m hexamethylpropylene-amineoxime-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy. ⋯ Images created by the technetium 99m hexamethylpropylene-amineoxime-labeled leukocyte scan in acute colonic inflammatory bowel disease correlate to mucosal leukocyte migration in terms of proximal disease extent and, to a lesser degree, also to the intensity of mucosal inflammatory infiltration.