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. 2013 Dec;18(12):1056-60.

Resistance pattern of Helicobacter pylori strains to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and amoxicillin in Isfahan, Iran

Farzad Khademi  1 , Jamshid Faghri  1 , Farkhondeh Poursina  1 , Bahram Nasr Esfahani  1 , Sharareh Moghim  1 , Hossein Fazeli  1 , Peyman Adibi  2 , Nasrin Mirzaei  3 , Mojtaba Akbari  4 , Hajieh Ghasemian Safaei  1
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Resistance pattern of Helicobacter pylori strains to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and amoxicillin in Isfahan, Iran

Farzad Khademi et al. J Res Med Sci. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) resistance to antibiotics has become a global problem and is an important factor in determining the outcome of treatment of infected patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and amoxicillin in gastrointestinal disorders patients.

Materials and methods: In this study, a total of 260 gastric antrum biopsy specimens were collected from patients with gastrointestinal disorders who referred to Endoscopy Section of the Isfahan Hospitals. The E-test and Modified Disk Diffusion Method (MDDM) were used to verify the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in 78 H. pylori isolates to the clarithromycin, metronidazole, and amoxicillin.

Results: H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and amoxicillin were 15.3, 55.1, and 6.4%, respectively. In this study, we had one multidrug resistance (MDR) isolates from patient with gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.

Conclusion: Information on antibiotic susceptibility profile plays an important role in empiric antibiotic treatment and management of refractive cases. According to the results obtained in this study, H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole was relatively high. MDR strains are emerging and will have an effect on the combination therapy.

Keywords: Amoxicillin; Helicobacter pylori; clarithromycin; metronidazole.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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