Cost-effectiveness modelling of use of urea breath test for the management of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>-related dyspepsia and peptic ulcer in the UK

Journal article

'Test-and-treat' strategies with either UBT or FAT are the most cost-effective medical approaches for the management of H. pylori-associated dyspepsia and the prevention of peptic ulcer in the UK. A 'test-and-treat' strategy with UBT has comparable cost-effectiveness outcomes to the current standard of care using FAT in the UK.

Authors: Pritchard, DM; Bornschein, J; Beales, I; Beresniak, A; Salhi, H

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Journal: BMJ Open Gastroenterology
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e000685-e000685
• Publication date: 2021-07-08
• Acceptance date: 2021-06-24
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000685
• EISSN: 2054-4774
• ISSN: 2054-4774
• Language: English
• Keywords: Endoscopy; Clinical trial; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer; Urea breath test; Medicine; Test (biology); Internal medicine; Helicobacter pylori infection; Peptic; Gastroenterology; Intensive care medicine; Cost effectiveness