Title
Highly clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic children from a rural community of Cajamarca-Peru
Date Issued
14 November 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Aguilar-Luis M.A.
Palacios-Cuervo F.
Espinal-Reyes F.
Calderón-Rivera A.
Del Valle-Mendoza J.
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in asymptomatic children in a rural community of Cajamarca (northern Peru). Results: Helicobacter pylori was detected in 17.2% (49/285) of the samples. Unboiled water consumption the most frequent associated factor in patients with positive PCR for H. pylori infection (93.9%). Clarithromycin resistant mutations were found in 79.6% (39/49) of the positive samples for H. pylori. The most frequent mutation was A2142G (46.9%), followed by the double-mutation A2142G-A2143G (28.6%).
Volume
11
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056592445
PubMed ID
Source
BMC Research Notes
ISSN of the container
17560500
Sponsor(s)
This study has been funded by the 4th Incentives for Research of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, Lima‑Peru. Grant Number: EXP004‑2016.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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