What does HP+ mean?


Healing hearts, one patient at a time.
When gastroscopy hp(+ is the meaning of Helicobacter pylori infection, Helicobacter pylori infection is often closely related to chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and other diseases. Gastroscopy can be done by the way of a Helicobacter pylori examination, Helicobacter pylori positive chronic gastric disease patients, it is recommended to take quadruple therapy for treatment. Among the quadruple therapy, there are drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion, the most commonly used is proton pump inhibitor, and the representative drugs are omeprazole or rabeprazole; in addition, gastrointestinal mucosal protective agents can be used, such as magnesium hydrocarbonate tablets, bismuth potassium citrate capsules, etc.; in addition, for Helicobacter pylori infection, it is recommended to use two sensitive antibiotics combined with antibacterial therapy.