The clarithromycin resistency of H. Pylori within peptic south-west hungarian patients

Aims: H. pylori antibiotic resistency strongly influence the success of eradication therapy – with all its socio-biological and cost effectiveness aspects. Clarithromycin is a widely used antibiotic in anti-Helicobacter protocols. Recent study we planned to investigate clarithromycin resistency's uprunning prevalence after a decade of its widespread use in South-West Hungary. Patients, method and results: We examined 69 patients' consequtive (pts) H. pylori positive biopsy samples in 3 subgroups. Creafast in situ hibridisation method was used for proveing clarithromycin resistency. Male/female ratio was 28/41, t…