Heteroresistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole in patients with a Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Ebrahim Kouhsari (Author), Nourkhoda Sadeghifard (Author), Arezoo Khadiv (Author), Hojjat Sayadi (Author), Taghi Amiriani (Author), Sobhan Ghafourian (Author), Hassan Valadbeigi (Author), Marcela Krutova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance of H. pylori can lead to treatment failure. Importantly, several studies have reported on heteroresistance, i.e. the presence of resistant and susceptible H. pylori populations in the same sample and/or a difference in the susceptibility patterns between...