The following classes of patients were excluded: patients with gastric tumors adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, sarcoma, carcinoids, etc., patients with histories of previous gastric surgery, patients with HVI/AIDS, patients undergoing chemotherapy, patients with Crohns disease, patients with Behçet disease, patients with weight loss over 10% of normal weight, patients with cirrhosis, patients with advanced chronic renal failure on dialysis, patients with organ transplants, patients with uncontrolled diabetes, patients with malignant disease or coagulopathy, patients who had previously undergone H. pylori eradication therapy or who were undergoing it at the time of the study, patients who were alcoholics, patients who had suffered recent acute myocardial infarct, cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure grade 4, severe respiratory failure, patients with suspected perforation of hollow viscera, pregnant women, and patients with any other contraindication for undergoing upper digestive endoscopy. Patients who did not agree to participate in the study, and those who did not sign the informed consent form, were also excluded.
Se excluyeron pacientes con tumores gástricos adenocarcinoma linfoma, sarcoma, carcinoides, etc., antecedente de cirugía gástrica previa, pacientes con VIH/SIDA, tratamiento con quimioterapia, enfermedad de Crohn, pacientes con enfermedad de Becet, pacientes con pérdida de peso mayor al 10% del peso usual, cirrosis, insuficiencia renal crónica avanzada diálisis, trasplantes de órganos, diabetes descompensada, enfermedad maligna o coagulopatía, terapia previa de erradicación para H. pylori, o que estuvieran recibiendo terapia antisecretora o antibiótica en las últimas cuatro semanas, alcohólicos o quienes tuvieran contraindicación para realizar endoscopia digestiva alta Infarto agudo del miocardio reciente, enfermedad cerebro vascular, falla cardíaca congestiva grado IV, falla respiratoria severa, sospecha perforación de víscera hueca, etc., como tampoco las mujeres embarazadas y los pacientes que no aceptaron participar en el estudio y los que no firmaron el consentimiento informado.