Analysis of clarithromycin resistance and CagA status in Helicobacter pylori by use of feces from children in Thailand

• Main Authors: Michiya Tanuma, Emiko Rimbara, Norihisa Noguchi, Surasak Boonyaritichaikij, Kentaro Kuwabara, Yoshitaka Fukunaga, Masanori Sasatsu
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=71549156554&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49277
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The clarithromycin resistance and CagA status of Helicobacter pylori in Thai children were investigated using fecal samples. Of the 284 samples, H. pylori was detected in 120 samples, and the clarithromycin resistance rate was 29.2%. The cagA gene was detected in 59 samples, and only 6.8% of these s...