Primary Helicobacter pylori resistance to antimicrobials in the Brussels area in 2021

Autor: Veronique Yvette Miendje Deyi, Ruffin Ntounda, Hubert Louis, Nsimire L. Kahegeshe, Marcel Nkuize, Alain Burette, Kalliroy Kotilea, Marc Van Gossum, Myriam Delhaye, Patrick Bontems
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 105:115855
ISSN: 0732-8893
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115855
Popis: This manuscript summarizes current primary resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antibiotics in Brussels in 2021. Resistance rates were estimated at 18% for clarithromycin, 24% for levofloxacin, 52% for metronidazole, and 0% for amoxicillin and tetracycline. When compared to 2016, resistance rates remain stable, except an increase of 30% for metronidazole.
Databáze: OpenAIRE