Table 1

Schedule of seven day course of treatment forH pylori infection in children

TreatmentTotal daily doseTimes per dayMaximum dosage
Colloidal bismuth subcitrate480 mg/1.73 m2 body surface areaFour120 mg four times daily
Clarithromycin15 mg/kgTwo250 mg twice daily
Metronidazole20 mg/kgThree200 mg three times daily