Antibiotic Treatments for Ulcers - Eradicating H-Pylori Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

This case history describes how a chance discovery of bacteria that infect stomach linings completely changed how physicians treat ulcers. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) two Australian physicians brought the bacterial infection to the world’s attention and challenged the conventional view that stomach acidity caused ulcers; 2) a global community of researchers helped corroborate the Australians’ findings and developed convenient tests and effective treatments; and 3) these tests and treatments were gradually, but not immediately, adopted.

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment, Technological Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Technology Adoption, Collaborative Innovation and Invention, Innovation and Invention, Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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Bhide, Amar and Datar, Srikant and Stebbins, Katherine, Antibiotic Treatments for Ulcers - Eradicating H-Pylori Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances (May 31, 2024). Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 20-006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3429959 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3429959