Outcome of treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection based on microbiological susceptibility testing following the unsuccessful second-line eradication treatment

Czech version

Authors: L. Králíček ¹; R. Kroupa ²; A. Ševčíková ³; M. Otrubová ¹; V. Kulhánek ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Endoskopické centrum, Nemocnice Milosrdných bratří, p. o., Brno ¹; Interní gastroenterologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno ²; Oddělení klinické mikrobiologie, LF MU a FN Brno ³
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2017; 71(4): 304-309
Category: Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology: Original Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh2017csgh.info02

Overview

Introduction:
Helicobacter pylori is the etiological factor of several illnesses and its eradication is a key factor in treatment. Due to increasing resistance to antibiotics, it is necessary to monitor the development of the H. pylori infection and adjust the course of treatment depending on the antibiotic sensitivity of the H. pylori in a given population. The goal of this paper was to evaluate the effects of third-line eradication treatment, based on microbiological examinations and assessments of H. pylori antibiotic sensitivity.

Patients and Methods:
The data were collected on a retrospective and non-selective basis from all patients who had been treated at our department using third-line eradication treatment between 2011 and 2015. Antibiotics were selected based on the results of in vitro antibiotic susceptibility tests on biopsy samples of the stomach mucous lining. The effect of the treatment was assessed by performing a biopsy or determining the H. pylori antigen in stool samples.

Results:
Third-line eradication was carried out on 38 patients. H. pylori cultivation and assessment of H. pylori antibiotic susceptibility were successful in 31 cases; 23 patients were treated and examined. Eradication was achieved only in three patients, i.e. 7.9% of all cases examined (38).

Conclusion:
Third-line eradication treatment has so far been unsatisfactory, despite the use of targeted antibiotic treatment, indicating that efforts should be made to increase the effectiveness of the first or second line of eradication treatment.

Key words:
Helicobacter pylori – microbial sensitivity tests – treatment outcome – antibiotics

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE „uniform requirements“ for biomedical papers.

Submitted:
19. 9. 2016

Accepted:
29. 9. 2016

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