Five alternative Helicobacter pylori antibiotics to counter high levofloxacin and metronidazole resistance in the Dominican Republic

• Main Authors: Muhammad Miftahussurur, Modesto Cruz, Modesto Cruz, Dalla Doohan, Dalla Doohan, Phawinee Subsomwong, Phawinee Subsomwong, José A. Jiménez Abreu, José A. Jiménez Abreu, Celso Hosking, Celso Hosking, Langgeng Agung Waskito, Langgeng Agung Waskito, Yoshio Yamaoka, Yoshio Yamaoka
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/94574/1/Mifthussurur-Five%20alternative%20Helicobacter%20pylori%20antibiotics%20to.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/94574/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0213868
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to levofloxacin and metronidazole was high in the Dominican Republic. We used two-fold agar dilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of five alternative antibiotics in 63 Dominican strains. We also assessed the genetic mutatio...