Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
| Â | doxycycline-based quadruple regimen | levofloxacin concomitant regimen | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 21 (55.3%) | 20 (51.3%) | 0.821 |
 Female | 17 (44.7%) | 19 (48.7%) | |
Age (mean years ±SD) | 41.82 ± 11.914 | 45.62 ± 17.994 | 0.223 |
Smoking | 16 (42.1%) | 16 (41%) | 1.00 |
Alcoholic | 2 (5.3%) | 0 (2.5%) | 0.240 |
Adverse events | |||
 Anorexia | 5 (13.2%) | 11 (28.2%) | 0.160 |
 Nausea | 10 (26.3%) | 5 (12.8%) | 0.160 |
 Vomiting | 7 (18.4%) | 4 (10.3%) | 0.347 |
 Dysgeusia | 7 (18.4%) | 11 (28.2%) | 0.421 |
 Melena | 11 (28.9%) | 0 (0%) | ≤ 0.0001 |
 Discoloured Tongue | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0.494 |
 Diarrhea | 6 (15.8%) | 3 (7.7%) | 0.310 |