Helicobacter pylori and Its Antibiotic Heteroresistance: A Neglected Issue in Published Guidelines

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‘‘Heteroresistance’’ is a widely applied term that characterizes most of the multidrug-resistant microorganisms. In microbiological practice, the word ‘‘heteroresistance’’ indicates diverse responses to specific antibiotics by bacterial subpopulations in the same patient. These resistant subpopulations of heteroresistant strains do not respond to antibiotic therapy in vitro or in vivo. Presently, there is no...

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