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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2023

Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of Helicobacter pylori in 50 Antibiotic Treatment-Naive Children in Northeast Poland Diagnosed by Gastric or Duodenal Biopsy Between February 2019 and May 2022.

Magdalena Kucharska, Katarzyna Zdanowicz, Tamara Daniluk, Robert Bucki, Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn, Urszula Daniluk

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Magdalena KucharskaDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Allergology and Pulmonology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6038-5510
Katarzyna ZdanowiczDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Allergology and Pulmonology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0755-911X
Tamara DanilukDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1965-4771
Robert BuckiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-9226
Dariusz Marek LebensztejnDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Allergology and Pulmonology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0062-5257
Urszula DanilukDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, Allergology and Pulmonology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1671-6578
Medical University of Białystok · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND In recent years, an increasing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics has been observed. The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori in previously untreated children from northeast Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS Inclusion criteria comprised suspicion of Helicobacter pylori infection based on the presence of Helicobacter pylori antigen in the stool and/or characteristic macroscopic lesions seen on esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Samples of the gastric and/or duodenal mucosa were collected from 82 children with a median age of 13 years (range 3-17) during esophagogastroduodenoscopy between February 2019 and May 2022. The material was cultured, and positive Helicobacter pylori strains were tested for drug resistance to amoxicillin, metronidazole, and clarithromycin using the quantitative antibiotic concentration gradient stripe method E-test. RESULTS Based on biopsy culture, Helicobacter pylori infection was confirmed in 50 (61%) children. Helicobacter pylori resistance was most common to clarithromycin (n=19; 38%), followed by metronidazole (n=15; 30%), and the least frequent to amoxicillin (n=13; 26%). The resistance to 1 antibiotic was found in 14 children (28%). Double-drug resistance was noted in 3 children (6%) and triple drug resistance in 9 children (18%). In the whole group, 24 children (48%) were susceptible to all 3 antibiotics. CONCLUSIONS In this study, conducted for the first time in treatment-naïve children in northeast Poland, we found a high proportion of Helicobacter pylori strains resistant to at least 1 antibiotic. Our results may help in the appropriate choice of antibiotics for treatment of Helicobacter pylori in our region.

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Helicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAdolescentAmoxicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiopsyChildChild, PreschoolClarithromycinHumansMetronidazolePolandAmoxicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsClarithromycinMetronidazole

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