Open AccessResiNet – a nationwide German sentinel study for surveillance and analysis of antimicrobial resistance in Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Manfred Kist,
Erik Glocker
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.09.02395-en
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , german , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , helicobacter pylori infection , medicine , population , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology , geography , antibiotics , archaeology
About 30% of the German population (20 to 30 million people) are currently infected with Helicobacter pylori. In about four to six million of these people, the infection will lead to complications