Molecular Assessment of Resistance to Clarithromycin in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Strains Isolated from Patients with Dyspepsia by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization in the Center of Iran

Jina Vazirzadeh, Jamal Falahi, Sharareh Moghim, Tahmineh Narimani, Rahmatollah Rafiei, Vajihe Karbasizade

BioMed Research International · 2020 · 21 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

As presented in the study, the high prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant <i>H. pylori</i> due to point mutations of the 23S rRNA gene indicates the necessity of revising the standard treatment regimen based on antibiotic susceptibility pattern of each region.

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