Curative Effect of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine on Chronic Gastritis Associated with Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Objective To investigate the curative effect of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine on chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori(HP) infection.MethodsOne hundred and sixty-six patients with chronic gastritis and HP infection received triple therapy with enteric-coated omeprazole capsules,clarithromycin capsules and amoxicillin capsules(control group,n=83) or in combination with traditional Chinese self-decoction(observation group,n=83).HP negative rate and curative effect were observed in both groups.ResultsCompared with control group,the total effective rate and HP negative rate were significantly increased in observation group [84.34%(70/83) and 79.52%(66/83) vs 67.47%(56/83) and 54.22%(45/83),respectively,P0.05].ConclusionThe integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine can promote the conversion from Hp-positive to-negative in chronic gastritis associated with Hp infection.