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A Patient Is Being Treated for a Helicobacter Pylori Infection

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A patient is being treated for a Helicobacter pylori infection. How should they be treated IF they are not allergic to penicillin and have not previously received a macrolide antibiotic?


A) The patient should receive a 10- to 14-day course consisting of a standard-dose PPI twice daily, clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily and metronidazole 500 mg twice daily.
B) The patient should receive a 10- to 14-day course consisting of a standard-dose PPI twice daily, clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily and amoxicillin 1000 mg twice daily.
C) The patient should receive a 10- to 14-day course consisting of a standard-dose PPI twice daily, bismuth subsalicylate 525 mg four times daily, metronidazole 250 mg four times daily and tetracycline 500 mg four times daily.
D) The patient should receive a 10- to 14-day course consisting of a standard-dose PPI twice daily, bismuth subsalicylate 420 mg four times daily, metronidazole 375 mg four times daily and tetracycline 375 mg four times daily.

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