[Triple-therapy treatment during 1 month versus 2 weeks in gastroduodenal disease due to Helicobacter pylori in children]. / Tratamiento con triple terapia durante un mes versus dos semanas en la enfermedad gastroduodenal por Helicobacter pylori en el niño.

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcome of two different durations of triple therapy in children with Helicobacter pylori infection. We established two treatment groups: 1) Short treatment, including 2 week of bismuth subcitrate, amoxycillin and metronidazole treatment (n = 21) and 2) Long treatment, which included the same therapy for two weeks plus bismuth subcitrate alone for two weeks more (n = 26). We found no difference between the short and long treatments. The infection remained in 14% and 19%, respectively. In both groups, we observed children (19%) with persistent abdominal pain in spite of Helicobacter pylori eradication and gastritis healing. We conclude that it is not necessary to prolong triple therapy more than 2 weeks in order to have therapeutic success.