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. 2014 Feb;57(2):67-71.
doi: 10.3345/kjp.2014.57.2.67. Epub 2014 Feb 24.

Antibiotics resistance of Helicobacter pylori and treatment modalities in children with H. pylori infection

Ji-Hyun Seo  1 , Hyang-Ok Woo  1 , Hee-Shang Youn  1 , Kwang-Ho Rhee  2
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Antibiotics resistance of Helicobacter pylori and treatment modalities in children with H. pylori infection

Ji-Hyun Seo et al. Korean J Pediatr. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Pediatric infection with Helicobacter pylori may occur early in childhood and persist lifelong. Global pediatric clinical studies have reported a decreasing tendency in the overall rate of H. pylori eradication. In pediatric patients with H. pylori infection, pediatric patients with peptic ulcer, and the first-degree relatives of patients with a history of gastric cancer, it is commonly recommended that H. pylori strains be eradicated. Antibiotic drug resistance to H. pylori, which has been reported to vary widely between geographic regions, is mainly associated with treatment failure in these patients. It is therefore imperative that the antibiotic resistance rates of H. pylori in children and adolescents be meticulously monitored across countries and throughout geographic regions. This paper particularly focuses on the antibiotic drug resistance of H. pylori and the thearpy of pediatric H. pylori infection cases.

Keywords: Child; Drug resistance; Helicobacter pylori; Therapy.

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