Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among new outpatients with
dyspepsia in Kuwait
Version: 1Date:6 December 2009
Reviewer: Michael Selgrad
Reviewer's report:
1. The authors did not present data about the symptom relief or healing rates. I
wonder if the test and treat strategy is useful in clinical practice for symptom
relief?
2. A further question needs to be answered: How many patients (infected with H.
pylori) needed an upper-GI-endoscopy? Do the authors have data about the
eradications rates in the infected patients?
3. Was there a higher rate of endoscopy in the older patients (older than 50
years?)
4. Is the test and treat strategy also useful in patients older than 50 years or
would they benefit from a direct endoscopy? Detection of stomachs with atrophy
or intestinal metaplasia that require a close follow-up.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests to declare
Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among new outpatients with
dyspepsia in Kuwait
Version: 1Date:6 December 2009
Reviewer: Michael Selgrad
Reviewer's report:
1. The authors did not present data about the symptom relief or healing rates. I
wonder if the test and treat strategy is useful in clinical practice for symptom
relief?
2. A further question needs to be answered: How many patients (infected with H.
pylori) needed an upper-GI-endoscopy? Do the authors have data about the
eradications rates in the infected patients?
3. Was there a higher rate of endoscopy in the older patients (older than 50
years?)
4. Is the test and treat strategy also useful in patients older than 50 years or
would they benefit from a direct endoscopy? Detection of stomachs with atrophy
or intestinal metaplasia that require a close follow-up.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests to declare
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Reviewer's report
Title:Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among new outpatients with
dyspepsia in Kuwait
Version: 1Date:6 December 2009
Reviewer: Michael Selgrad
Reviewer's report:
1. The authors did not present data about the symptom relief or healing rates. I
wonder if the test and treat strategy is useful in clinical practice for symptom
relief?
2. A further question needs to be answered: How many patients (infected with H.
pylori) needed an upper-GI-endoscopy? Do the authors have data about the
eradications rates in the infected patients?
3. Was there a higher rate of endoscopy in the older patients (older than 50
years?)
4. Is the test and treat strategy also useful in patients older than 50 years or
would they benefit from a direct endoscopy? Detection of stomachs with atrophy
or intestinal metaplasia that require a close follow-up.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests to declare
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