Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO): Practice guideline – Helicobacter pylori (2010, updated 2021)
Canada
●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Joint guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents, update 2016 (published 2017)
●Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Consensus statement – The Toronto consensus for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults (2016)
United States
●Houston Consensus Conference: Testing for Helicobacter pylori infection in the United States (2018)
●American College of Gastroenterology (ACG): Clinical guideline – Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection (2017)
●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Joint guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents, update 2016 (published 2017)
●Choosing Wisely: Do not request serology for H. pylori – Use the stool antigen or breath tests instead (2016)
Europe
●European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group and Consensus Panel: Guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection – The Maastricht V/Florence Consensus Report (2017)
●European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN): Joint guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents, update 2016 (published 2017)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia in adults – Investigation and management (2014, updated 2019)
●NICE: Quality standard on dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in adults (2015)
Japan
●Japanese Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology (JSPGHAN): The updated guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood (2020)
●Kyoto Global Consensus Conference: Global consensus report on Helicobacter pylori gastritis (2015)
●Japanese Society for Helicobacter Research (JSHR): Guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan, 2009 revised edition (published 2010)
