|
Variable category
|
E B M T group
|
M E A group
|
p-value*
|
|---|
|
Recrudescence
|
(n = 60)
|
(n = 120)
| |
|
Yes
|
1 (1.7%)
|
4 (3.3%)
|
0.67
|
|
No
|
59 (98.3%)
|
116 (96.7%)
| |
|
Reinfection
|
(n = 59)
|
(n = 116)
| |
|
Yes
|
7 (11.9%)
|
19 (16.4%)
|
0.43
|
|
No
|
52 (88.1%)
|
97 (83.6%)
| |
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EBMT: esomeprazole (20 mg b.i.d), tripotassium dicitrate bismuthate (300 mg q.i.d), metronidazole (500 mg t.i.d), and tetracycline (500 mg q.i.d); MEA: moxifloxacin (400 mg q.d.), esomeprazole (20 mg b.i.d), and amoxicillin (1000 mg b.i.d.).
- * P-value for Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for comparison of categorical data.
