RESULTS	Helicobacter pylori eradication was achieved in 87.8 % ( 36 out of 41 ; 95 % confidence interval 77.8-97 .8 % ) of patients after dual therapy and in 85.7 % ( 36 out of 42 ; 95 % confidence interval 75.1-96 .3 % ) of patients treated with triple therapy ( p = NS ) .\