Antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori in pediatric patients — 10 years’ experience

• Published in: European journal of pediatrics Vol. 171; no. 9; pp. 1325 - 1330
• Main Authors: Hojsak, Iva, Kos, Tea, Dumančić, Jelena, Mišak, Zrinjka, Jadrešin, Oleg, Jaklin Kekez, Alemka, Lukić Grlić, Amarela, Kolaček, Sanja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.09.2012; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Amoxicillin; Amoxicillin - pharmacology; Amoxicillin - therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Azithromycin; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Clarithromycin; Clarithromycin - pharmacology; Clarithromycin - therapeutic use; Croatia; Data processing; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Drug Therapy, Combination; Endoscopy; Evolution; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastroscopy; Gender; General aspects; Helicobacter Infections - drug therapy; Helicobacter Infections - microbiology; Helicobacter Infections - pathology; Helicobacter pylori; Helicobacter pylori - drug effects; Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification; Histology; Hospitals; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infant; Infection; Infections; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metronidazole; Metronidazole - pharmacology; Metronidazole - therapeutic use; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Original Article; Pediatrics; Population studies; Proton Pump Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Treatment Outcome; Ulcers; Variance analysis; Croatia; Antibiotic resistance; Children; Human; Pediatrics; Spirillales; Spirillaceae; Infection; Resistance; Antibiotic; Experience; Helicobacter pylori; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Antibacterial agent; Child

The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of evolution of resistance to antibiotics in Helicobacter pylori isolated from children who underwent upper endoscopy with antral biopsy during a 10-year period (2001–2010). We retrospectively analyzed data of all children ( n  = 3,008) who underwent u...