Increasing multidrug resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children and adults in Mexico

Authors
Torres, J Camorlinga-Ponce, M Perez-Perez, G Madrazo-De la Garza, A Dehesa, M Gonzalez-Valencia, G Munoz, O
Citation
J. Torres et al., Increasing multidrug resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children and adults in Mexico, J CLIN MICR, 39(7), 2001, pp. 2677-2680
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2677 - 2680
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200107)39:7<2677:IMRIHP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The susceptibilities to three antimicrobials of 195 Helicobacter pylori str ains isolated from Mexican patients is reported; 80% of the strains were re sistant to metronidazole, 24% were resistant to clarithromycin, and 18% pre sented a transient resistance to amoxicillin. Resistance to two or more ant imicrobials increased significantly from 1995 to 1997.