Article
Molecular Detection of Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter pylori.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2021
Brennan Denise, O'Morain Colm, McNamara Deirdre, Smith Sinéad M
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for H. pylori is essential to accurately assess the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in each population. Antibiotic resistance rates form the basis of local guidelines for H. pylori treatment and AST may also be used as a personalized medicine approach to tailor therapy. This chapter provides an update on global antibiotic resistance rates and describes molecular...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Precision Medicine