Causes of failure to eradicate Helicobacter pylori

The causes of H. pylori eradication failure include irregular medication regimen, repeated infection, poor patient compliance, etc.

1. Irregular medication regimen to

eradicate H. pylori usually requires a combination of two or more antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors or other drugs. If the medication regimen is irregular, incomplete, or insufficient, it may not be effective to eradicate the infection.

2. Repeated infection with H. pylori

is infectious, and patients repeatedly infected with H. pylori during treatment may lead to H. pylori eradication failure.

3. Poor patient compliance

Patients who do not use the drug correctly according to the doctor's advice during treatment, ignore dietary requirements, or mistakenly discontinue the drug may lead to treatment failure.