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What do you do if the treatment for helicobacter pylori don't work?

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Dr. Abdus Khan answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Usually it will: Sometimes one combination may not work. Another thing, if you get the blood test for antibodies against H Pylori, it will show a positive result for quite some times.

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/6/2017

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