Heteroresistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole in patients with a Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance of H. pylori can lead to treatment failure. Importantly, several studies have reported on heteroresistance, i.e. the presence of resistant and susceptible H. pylori populations in the same sample and/or a difference in the susceptibility patterns between...

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Main Authors: Ebrahim Kouhsari, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Arezoo Khadiv, Hojjat Sayadi, Taghi Amiriani, Sobhan Ghafourian, Hassan Valadbeigi, Marcela Krutova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-022-00509-3