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Text: Patients with active duodenal ulcer or diagnosed within the past 5 yr and with infection documented by (13) C-urea breath test plus histology or culture were randomly assigned to 10-day course of OBMT using a single-triple capsule containing bismuth biskalcitrate 140 mg, metronidazole 125 mg, and tetracycline 125 mg given as three capsules q. i. d. with omeprazole 20 mg b. i. d., or a 10-day course of OAC, omeprazole 20 mg plus amoxicillin 1 g plus clarithromycin 500 mg, all b. i. d. Eradication was confirmed by two negative urea breath tests at > 1 month and > 2 months after therapy.