E-test versus agar dilution for antibiotic susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori: A comparison study

• Main Authors: Muhammad Miftahussurur, Kartika Afrida Fauzia, Iswan Abbas Nusi, Poernomo Boedi Setiawan, A. F. Syam, Langgeng Agung Waskito, Dalla Doohan, Neneng Ratnasari, Ali Khomsan, I. Ketut Adnyana, Junko Akada, Yoshio Yamaoka
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/94570/1/Miftahussurur-E-test%20versus%20agar%20dilution%20for%20antibiotic.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/94570/; https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077765456&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=&st2=&sid=d12685eee5c9cedf8c1089278264b6c2&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=124&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY+%28E-test+versus+agar+dilution+for+antibiotic+susceptibility+testing+of+Helicobacter+pylori%3a+A+comparison+study%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=5&searchTerm=
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Objective: For evaluating the antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori, the agar dilution method is the gold standard; however, using this method in daily practice is laborious. E-test has been proposed to be an uncomplicated method. This study was aimed at validating the E-test and detecting th...