Molecular mechanism of Helicobacter pylori resistance to clarithromycin / 中华消化杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the molecular mechanism of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) resistance to clarithromycin. Methods The E test was used to determine clarithromycin resistant strains of H.pylori , and PCR Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for 23S rRNA domain V gene mutations. Results Of nine clarithromycin resistant stains of H.pylori , including six primary and three acquired resistant strains, eight were found to have an A to G mutation in 23S rRNA domain V at position 2144. Conclusions The results indicated that the majority (88.8%) of clarithromycin resistant isolates of H.pylori in Shanghai have an A2144G mutation in 23S rRNA domain V.