There was no significant difference between the eradication rates achieved with STT ( 66.4 % ( 95 % confidence interval ( CI ) 59.3-74 .3 ) ) and SQT ( 72.1 % ( 65.0-79 .3 ) ; P = 0.300 ) in either the intention-to-treat analysis or the per-protocol analysis ( 72.7 % ( 65.6-79 .7 ) and 76.5 % ( 69.7-83 .3 ) , respectively ; P = 0.475 ) .