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Background and Objectives There is no ideal therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of 1-week triple therapy with rabeprazole, levofloxacin, and tinidazole in a metronidazole resistance prevalent region for eradicating H. pylori infection in patients with gastroduodenal ulcers. Methods This was an open-label, prospective study. Consecutive patients with endoscopy-proven duodenal or gastric ulcer and who were H. pylori-positive were treated with levofloxacin 500?mg once a day, rabeprazole 20?mg twice a day, and tinidazole 500?mg twice daily for 7?days followed by rabeprazole 20?mg OD for 8?weeks. Endoscopy was repeated 8?weeks after the end of therapy to check for ulcer healing and H. pylori status. Results One hundred and thirty-one patients with gastroduodenal ulcers (duodenal 118, and gastric 13) were included. Drug compliance was 97.7?%. The eradication rate of H. pylori by intention-to-treat analysis was 85.5?% (95?% confidence interval 79.5-1.5) (112 of 131 patients) and by per-protocol analysis was 91.8?% (95?% confidence interval 86.9-6.7) (112 of 122 patients). Adverse effects were reported in 17?%: abdominal pain in 3.05?%, metallic taste in 6.87?%, and nausea and vomiting in 4.58?%. Conclusions Levofloxacin–tinidazole-based triple therapy was highly effective and safe as a first-line regimen in Indian patients with gastroduodenal ulcer disease associated with H. pylori infection. The regimen was well tolerated.