Table 3: A meta-analysises that assessed the impact of different probiotics in addition to H. pylori eradication therapy [87].

Probiotics Eradication rate Frequency of side effects
Lactobacillus and bifidobacterium [90,91] Statistically significant increase Statistically significant reduce
Lactoferrin [92,93] Statistically significant increase Statistically significant reduce
Fermented milk [94] Statistically significant increase No data
Lactobacillus spp. [95] Statistically significant increase Statistically significant reduce
Saccharomyces boulardii [86,96] Statistically significant increase Statistically significant reduce