Update of primary Helicobacter pylori resistance to antimicrobials in Brussels, Belgium
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Antibiotic Resistance via Stool Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis
Published on: May 16, 2025
Veronique Yvette Miendje Deyi1, M'Kinansoi Sylvestre Lare2, Alain Burette3
1Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles, (LHUB-ULB) Department of Microbiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
This study aimed to follow the trend of primary antimicrobial resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolates obtained from several centers in Brussels. We observed increasing rates of primary resistance to macrolides (10.5% to 18%) to nitro-imidazoles (28% to 40%) and to fluoroquinolones (12.4% to 22.8%), respectively, from 2008/2009 to 2016.
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