Effect of early eradication therapy on systemic lupus erythematosus risk in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Background This study aimed to investigate whether early eradication therapy influences systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) risk in patients with Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. Methods We identified 41,653 patients with HP infection in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013. The patient population was divided into early (within three months) and late (after three months) eradication cohorts. age, sex, co-morbidities and medical visits were matched at a...