Evaluation of antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori bacteria obtained from gastric biopsy samples: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases and is very common in developing countries. Overuse and self-prescribed antibiotics have led to antibiotic resistance and failure of complete eradication of the bacterium. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antibiotic resistance of h. pylori from samples obtained from gastric biopsy.

Methods

In this descriptive-analytical study was performed on 205 patients' samples positive for h. pylori infection. Following h. pylori testing, the sample were culture with different antibiotics to obtain data regarding the resistance. Demographic information of the patients such as age, sex, employment status, area of residence and patient-related factors such as reason for referral, an

SUBMITTER: Azadbakht S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature