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Gastric Mucosa Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis for Detecting Helicobacter pylori and Antibiotic Resistance
Published on: March 7, 2025
Low-level primary clarithromycin resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Reunion Island
Arthur Charazac1, Raphael Delage2, Maxime Pichon3
1CHU La Réunion, Microbiology Laboratory, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France; CHU Poitiers, Department of Infectious Agents, Bacteriology Department, Poitiers, France.
Introduction:
The increasing resistance of Helicobacter pylori to clarithromycin leads to an ongoing adaptation of empirical first-line treatment for H. pylori infections.
Patients And Methods:
Prospective study (2022-2023) of 364 patients with no previous treatment for H. pylori infection, addressed for gastroduodenal endoscopy to the University Hospital of Reunion Island.
Results:
PCR tests (AllplexTMH. pylori & ClariRAssay, Seegene) performed on gastric biopsy samples detected H. pylori DNA in 100 samples (100/364; 27.5 %) and mutations conferring resistance to clarithromycin in 10 of the positive samples (10/100; 10 %). Prevalence of resistance determined by MICs (E-test method) was 41.2 % for metronidazole, 13.2 % for levofloxacin, 8.8 % for clarithromycin. No resistance was detected for tetracycline, rifampicin, and amoxicillin.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of primary clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori in Reunion Island is below 15 %. Recommendation for the standard clarithromycin-based triple therapy as a first-line treatment can thus be maintained, even though antimicrobial susceptibility testing seems preferable.
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