Working from the hypothesis that stomach ulcer bleeds in people on long-term low-dose aspirin therapy was secondary to H. pylori infection, this team gave antibiotic treatment to aspirin takers who test positive for the bacteria, and followed them for up to 7 years. Protection started rapidly and persisted, while diminishing somewhat, over the period of observation.
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