<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> resistance to antibiotics in Europe and its relationship to antibiotic consumption

Mégraud, Françis; Coenen, Samuel; Versporten, Ann; Kist, Manfred; López-Brea, M; M. Hirschl, Alexander; Percival Andersen, Leif; Goossens, Herman; Glupczynski, Y.; behalf of the Study Group participants, on

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302254

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Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe and its relationship to antibiotic consumption

Published in Gut • May 12, 2012

Authors:

Françis Mégraud

Samuel Coenen

Ann Versporten

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Resistance to antibiotics is the major cause of treatment failure of Helicobacter pylori infection. A study was conducted to assess prospectively the antibacterial resistance rates of H pylori in Europe and to study the link between outpatient antibiotic use and resistance levels in diffe...

Subject

Clarithromycin

Levofloxacin

Antibiotics

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