Identification and molecular characterization of triple- and quadruple-resistant Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates in Germany
Author(s) -
Nicole Wueppenhorst,
Hans-Peter Stueger,
Manfred Kist,
ErikOliver Glocker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp003
Subject(s) - clarithromycin , etest , rpob , rifampicin , microbiology and biotechnology , metronidazole , 23s ribosomal rna , biology , ciprofloxacin , helicobacter pylori , amoxicillin , antibacterial agent , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , virology , 16s ribosomal rna , genetics , bacteria , gene , ribosome , rna
The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of triple- and quadruple-resistant Helicobacter pylori isolated in Germany, to characterize those isolates molecular genetically and to identify risk factors for the development of multiresistance.
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