The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori primary resistance towards antibiotics using an Epsilometer-test method

An epsilometer-test method was used to determine MIC values of several antibiotics against 29 Helicobacter pylori isolated from gastric antrum of dyspepsia patients. Isolates with resistance towards antibiotics were 6.9% -65.5% but these were tetracycline-sensitive. Eight isolates showed multi-resis...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Zin, Noraziah, Hanafiah, Alfizah, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Badrin Hanizam, Kamaruddin, Muhamad Mazlan, Abu Bakar, Nur Faizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74248/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74248/1/74248.pdf
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Summary:An epsilometer-test method was used to determine MIC values of several antibiotics against 29 Helicobacter pylori isolated from gastric antrum of dyspepsia patients. Isolates with resistance towards antibiotics were 6.9% -65.5% but these were tetracycline-sensitive. Eight isolates showed multi-resistance towards two antimicrobial agents. The high resistance strains towards metronidazole is alarming.