Article
The Primary Resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Taiwan after the National Policy to Restrict Antibiotic Consumption and Its Relation to Virulence Factors-A Nationwide Study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Liou Jyh-Ming, Chang Chi-Yang, Chen Mei-Jyh, Chen Chieh-Chang, Fang Yu-Jen, Lee Ji-Yuh, Wu Jeng-Yih, Luo Jiing-Chyuan, Liou Tai-Cherng, Chang Wen-Hsiung, Tseng Cheng-Hao, Wu Chun-Ying, Yang Tsung-Hua, Chang Chun-Chao, Wang Hsiu-Po, Sheu Bor-Shyang, Lin Jaw-Town, Bair Ming-Jong, Wu Ming-Shiang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The Taiwan Government issued a policy to restrict antimicrobial usage since 2001. We aimed to assess the changes in the antibiotic consumption and the primary resistance of H. pylori after this policy and the impact of virulence factors on resistance. METHODS: The defined daily dose (DDD) of antibiotics was analyzed using the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) research database. H. pylori strains...
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