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<journal-id>2341-4545</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[GE Port J Gastroenterol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2341-4545</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2341-45452022000500024</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1159/000518597</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effect of Statins on Helicobacter pylori Eradication Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Efeito das estatinas na taxa de erradicação de Helicobacter pylori: Revisão sistemática e meta-análise]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rajabnia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mohsen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sadeghi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amir]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abdi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Saeed]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[G&#259;man]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mihnea-Alexandru]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zali]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mohammad Reza]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Salehi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Niloufar]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yadegar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abbas]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rahmani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Khaled]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tehran ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundeni Clinical Institute Center of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucharest ]]></addr-line>
<country>Romania</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tehran ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Research Institute for Health Development Liver and Digestive Research Center]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sanandaj ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>24</fpage>
<lpage>32</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2341-45452022000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2341-45452022000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2341-45452022000500024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Statins have been used as adjuvants to standard treatment in order to increase the eradication ratesof Helicobacter pylori infection. This study aimed to summarize the results of the efficacy of adding statins to standard treatments used for the eradicationof H. pylori infection. We conducted a systematic search using a comprehensive combination of keywords in PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus to retrieve relevant studies from 1990 to 2020. The estimate of pooled relative risk (RR), as the effect measure, was calculated using random effects meta-analyses in Stata 14. We finally included 5 studies (all of them were randomized controlled trials). The meta-analysis of all studies showed that the pooled RR (95% confidence interval) was 1.03 (0.64-1.68) in the random effects model, which was not statistically significant. In other words, based on our meta-analysis, the addition of statins as an adjuvant therapy to the standard treatment regimens does not increase the rate of H. pylori eradication. However, further evidence is needed to confirm this result as the number of available studies was small.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo As estatinas têm vindo a ser usadas como adjuvantes à terapêutica convencional para aumentar a taxa de erradicação da infeção por Helicobacter pylori. Este estudo sumariza os resultados da eficácia de adicionar estatinas à terapêutica convencional na erradicação da infeção por Helicobacter pylori. Usando uma combinação compreensiva de palavras-chave, efetuamos uma revisão sistemática da PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science e Scopus de forma a encontrar estudos relevantes na área de 1990 a 2020. A estimativa do risco relativo (RR) global, como medida de eficácia, foi calculada usando o random effects meta-analyses no Stata 14. No final incluímos 5 estudos (todos ensaios randomizados e controlados). A meta-análise de todos os estudos mostrou um RR global (Intervalo confiança (IC) 95%) de 1.03 (0.64-1.68) no random effects model, que não foi estatisticamente significativo. Portanto, baseado nesta meta-análise, a adição de estatinas às duas terapêuticas convencionais mais utilizadas não aumenta a taxa de erradicação de Helicobacter pylori. Contudo, mais evidência é necessária para confirmar estes resultados já que o número de estudos disponíveis é pequeno.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Helicobacter pylori]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Statins]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Eradication rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Meta-analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Adjuvant therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Helicobacter pylori]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Estatinas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Taxa de erradicação]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Meta-análise]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Terapêutica adjuvante]]></kwd>
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