Antimicrobial Resistance and the Successful Eradication of Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastroduodenal Ulcers in Vietnamese Children
Ha Van Thieu, Nguyễn Minh Đức, Bui Thi Dung Nghi, Ngo Van Bach, Ha Huy Khoi, Vo Ngoc Thuy Tien, Mai Tan Lien Bang, Tang Le Chau Ngoc
Abstract
BACKGROUND: infections induce chronic gastric mucosal inflammation and peptic ulcer disease, and eradication is recommended. OBJECTIVE: eradication rates in children with gastroduodenal ulcers in Vietnam. METHODS: cultures, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (clarithromycin, amoxicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, and levofloxacin) In children with gastroduodenal ulcers at Children's Hospital 2 from November 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. RESULTS: amoxicillin resistance was only 32.6% (p = 0.015). CONCLUSION: eradication efficacy in children.
Topics & Concepts
LevofloxacinAmoxicillinHelicobacter pyloriClarithromycinMetronidazoleMedicineGastroenterologyInternal medicineOmeprazoleAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsDrug resistanceMicrobiologyBiologyHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsVeterinary medicine and infectious diseases