Recent Insights into Antibiotic Resistance inHelicobacter pyloriEradication
Open Access
- 5 July 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Gastroenterology Research and Practice
- Vol. 2012, 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/723183
Abstract
Antibiotics have been useful in the treatment ofH. pylori-related benign and malignant gastroduodenal diseases. However, emergence of antibiotic resistance often decreases the eradication rates ofH. pyloriinfections. Many factors have been implicated as causes of treatment failure, but the main antibiotic resistance mechanisms described to date are due to point mutations on the bacterial chromosome, a consequence of a significantly phenotypic variation inH. pylori. The prevalence of antibiotic (e.g., clarithromycin, metronidazole, tetracycline, amoxicillin, and furazolidone) resistance varies among different countries; it appears to be partly determined by geographical factors. Since the worldwide increase in the rate of antibiotic resistance represents a problem of relevance, some studies have been performed in order to identify highly active and well-tolerated anti-H. pyloritherapies including sequential, concomitant quadruple, hybrid, and quadruple therapy. These represent a promising alternatives in the effort to overcome the problem of resistance. The aim of this paper is to review the current status of antibiotic resistance inH. pylorieradication, highlighting the evolutionary processes in detail at alternative approaches to treatment in the past decade. The underlying resistance mechanisms will be also followed.Keywords
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