Intrafamilial Spread of the Same Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori Infection Confirmed by Molecular Analysis

AUTOR(ES)

Taneike, Ikue

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori (CRHP) is increasing worldwide, especially in children. We report a family case in which both the mother and child were infected with CRHP. DNA analysis revealed that all of the mother's and daughter's isolates were indistinguishable, suggesting that the same CRHP strain spread between the family members. The spread of CRHP within families may be increasing.

Documentos Relacionados

• Detection of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori in Stool Samples
• Detection of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori Strains by a Preferential Homoduplex Formation Assay
• Genotypic Characterization of Clarithromycin-Resistant and -Susceptible Helicobacter pylori Strains from the Same Patient Demonstrates Existence of Two Unrelated Isolates
• Multiplex Sequence Analysis Demonstrates the Competitive Growth Advantage of the A-to-G Mutants of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori
• Assessment of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori among Patients in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, by Primer-Mismatch PCR