PMID:
J Dig Dis. 2019 Aug ;20(8):421-426. Epub 2019 Jul 3. PMID: 31145549
Abstract Title:
Influence of serum vitamin D level on Helicobacter pylori eradication: A multi-center, observational, prospective and cohort study.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to test whether serum vitamin D levels affected Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and eradication rates.METHODS: A multicenter observational prospective cohort study was conducted. A total of 496 H. pyloripositive (H. pylori) and 257 H. pylori-negative (H. pylori) patients were enrolled from four hospitals in China. Baseline serum vitamin D levels were measured and aC-urea breath test (UBT) was performed for all the participants. The H. pyloripatients were divided into two subgroups based on their serum vitamin D levels (
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