<Dd> July 31: The New York Times publishes an article by its medical correspondent Dr. Lawrence K. Altman on the possible link between H. pylori and PUD . He states in 2002, "I've never seen the medical community more defensive or more critical of a story" since he joined the newspaper in 1969 . </Dd> <Dd> Thomas Borody developed the bismuth - based "Triple Therapy" consisting of bismuth and two antibiotics . This became the first truly successful treatment for H. pylori with an eradication rate greater than 90% . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> 1985 </Dt> <Dd> Marshall publishes the results of self - induced infection . </Dd> <Dd> Borody patents the bismuth - based triple therapy . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Marshall publishes the results of self - induced infection . </Dd>

Who discovered the pathogen for the first time