Journal
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 54, Issue 8, Pages 699-707Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-019-01559-9
Keywords
Eradication; Potassium-competitive acid blocker; Prevention; Adverse effect
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- government of Saga Prefecture
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BackgroundTo present the strategies and preliminary findings of the first 3years after implementing a Helicobacter pylori screening and eradication program to prevent gastric cancer in Saga Prefecture.MethodsA screening and treatment program to eradicate H. pylori from third-grade junior high students was started in Saga Prefecture in 2016, using local governmental grants. Screening was with urinary anti-H. pylori antibody tests, followed by H. pylori stool antigen tests for students who were antibody positive. Those positive on both tests underwent H. pylori eradication by triple therapy based on a potassium-competitive acid blocker.ResultsFrom 2016 to 2018, the participation rate was 83.1% and the H. pylori infection rate was 3.1% (660/21,042). The participation rates were higher in 2017 (85.4%) and 2018 (85.9%) compared with 2016 (78.5%) (P<0.0001), and the infection rate also decreased in a time-dependent manner (2016: 3.6%, 2017: 3.3%, 2018: 2.5%, P=0.0001). In total, 501 students positive for H. pylori received eradication therapy (85.1% success) and adverse events occurred in 20 of these (4.0%). However, no serious complications occurred.ConclusionsThe H. pylori screening and eradication project for school students in Saga Prefecture has started successfully and we have seen both a steady increase in the participation rate and a steady decrease in the infection rate, without major safety concerns.
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