Journal
HELICOBACTER
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/hel.12468
Keywords
efficacy; furazolidone; Helicobacter pylori; meta-analysis; safety
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC1302201]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81460115]
- Special Funds of Graduate Student Innovation Project in Nanchang University [cx2016315]
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Antibiotic resistance is a major cause of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) treatment failures. Because the resistance rate of H.pylori to furazolidone is low, we aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of furazolidone. We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases and included randomized controlled trials (RCT) that either compared furazolidone to other antibiotics or changed the administered dose of furazolidone. A total of 18 articles were included in the meta-analysis. According to the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, the total eradication rates of furazolidone-containing therapy were superior to those of other antibiotic-containing therapies (relative risk [RR] 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.14) (13 RCTs). Specifically, the eradication rates of furazolidone-containing therapy were better than those for metronidazole-containing therapy (RR 1.10, 95% CI: 1.01-1.21 for ITT). The eradication rate of furazolidone-containing bismuth-containing quadruple therapy was 92.9% (95% CI: 90.7%-95.1%) (PP). In addition, a higher daily dose of furazolidone increased the eradication rate (RR 1.17, 95% CI: 1.05-1.31). And the incidence of some adverse effects, such as fever and anorexia, was higher in the furazolidone group than in the control group, the overall incidences of total side effects and severe side effects showed no significant differences between the groups. Furazolidone-containing treatments could achieve satisfactory eradication rates and did not increase the incidence of total or severe adverse effects, but the incidence of milder side effects, such as fever and anorexia, should be considered when prescribing furazolidone-containing treatments to patients.
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