Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxycillin, tetracycline and trovafloxacin in The Netherlands
Successful treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection is becoming compromised by emerging resistance. We report the prevalence rates of H. pylori resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxycillin, tetracycline and trovafloxacin in The Netherlands. A total of 231 H. pylori clinical isolates were collected throughout the country over a period of 6 months during 1997-1998. The MICs of the above-mentioned antibiotics were determined in a single laboratory. The overall percentage of resistance for clarithromycin and metronidazole was 1.7% and 21.2%, respectively. None of the strains was resi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Original articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27586340 |
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Link(s) : | http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/43/4/511 |