High primary resistance to metronidazole and levofloxacin and a moderate resistance to clarithromycin in Helicobacter pylori isolated from Karnataka patients

摘要

BackgroundDue to increased prevalence of H. pylori antimicrobial resistance worldwide and more importantly the resistance patterns vary between different geographical regions, it is important to survey local H. pylori antibiotic resistance profile to provide physicians with more informed drug choices to better treat H. pylori infection. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance of H. pylori in Karnataka state of South India.