| A “test-and-treat” strategy is recommended in patients with symptoms of dyspepsia. | A | 9–15, 27 | Test-and-treat strategy reduces endoscopies and use of antisecretory medications. |
| Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy is recommended to prevent recurrence and rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer. | A | 24 | It is unnecessary to continue antisecretory maintenance therapy in patients after H. pylori eradication. |
| Short-course drug therapy is an option for H. pylori eradication in adult patients. | C | 38, 39 | Eradication rates using short-course therapy are similar to those of traditional treatment with the potential for greater compliance. |
| The urea breath test is the most reliable noninvasive diagnostic test in children with suspected H. pylori infection. | C | 20, 21 | Urea breath test is more reliable in children older than six years; monoclonal antibody-based stool antigen is an alternative. |