Analysis of the primary and post-treatment antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Nanjing area

Abstract

Background To investigate the current status and trend of Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori)antibiotics resistance over 5 years in Nanjing area.Then we evaluated the primary and post-treatment antibiotic resistance of H. pylori in Nanjing area. Methods During the period from July 2017 to December 2019, 1533 gastric mucosal specimens from patients with positive H. pylori confirmed by breath test or rapid urease test were collected for isolation and identify H. pylori. The agar dilution method was used for antibiotic resistance test. The antibiotic resistance of H. pylori were compared with that in the period from May 2014 to May 2015. Results The result showed that the resistance rates of H. pylori to amoxicillin, clarithromycin, levofloxacin, furazolidone, tetracycline and metronidazole were 2.74%, 47.03%, 33.59%, 0.91%, 0.52% and 80.76%, respectively in the period of