Antibiotic treatment
Patients with ulcer pain were more likely to have been treated
with antibiotics before the study period (53%) in comparison
to those with no pain (44%); the same pattern was evident
for treatment during the study period (34% versus 23%).
Furthermore, for patients in the ‘no pain’ group, antibiotic
treatment was reduced from 44% to 23% during the study
period, which constitutes a significant difference (P=0.008).
Finally, the patients treated with antibiotics before the study
period were more likely to receive antibiotic treatment during
the study period (42%) compared to patients with no antibiotic
treatment before registration in RUT (17%) (_P=0.001).