Title
Antimicrobial susceptibility and mutations in the 23S rRNA gen of helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients
Other title
Susceptibilidad antimicrobiana y mutaciones en el gen ARNr 23S de helicobacter pylori en pacientes dispépticos
Date Issued
01 June 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
In order to evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility and detect specific mutations in the 23S rRNA gene in Helicobacter pylori strains, a cross-sectional study was performed on 95 patients with dyspepsia treated in a private clinic in Lima. Antrum biopsies were collected by endoscopy for isolation and evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility using the broth microdilution method. The detection of specific mutations was developed by PCR-RFLP. The percentage of infection by Helicobacter pylori was 46.3%. Resistance values of 52.3% to clarithromycin, 29.6% to metronidazole, 45.5% to levofloxacin, and 4.6% to amoxicillin were observed. The percentage of specific A2142G and A2143G mutations associated with clarithromycin resistance was 43.5%. In conclusion, we found that antimicrobial resistance rates and the percentage of Helicobacter pylori strains circulating in a private clinic in Lima were high.
Start page
270
End page
274
Volume
36
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Tecnología para la identificación y funcionamiento del ADN, proteínas y enzimas y como influencian la enfermedad)
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85071150472
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
Los autores agradecen la valiosa colaboración del Dr. Cesar Salinas Cerquín por la realización del análisis histopatológico. Fuentes de financiamiento: el estudio fue financiado por el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC), mediante la Resolución 207-2013-CONCYTEC-P que otorga becas para estudiantes de la Maestría de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
Sources of information:
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