Combination Drug Therapy for Peptic Ulcer Disease
How It Works
The right antibiotics combinations usually kill Reference Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria that are the cause of many peptic ulcers. At least two antibiotics are used, because combination treatment works better and is less likely to fail because of Reference resistance Opens New Window to the antibiotics.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
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