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He XJ, Zeng XP, Jiang CS, Liu G, Li DZ, Wang W. Efficacy and Safety of Antofloxacin-Based Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication Failure in China. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:208-215. [PMID: 33559090 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-06856-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS Quinolone-containing triple therapy has been considered as the second-line therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). At present, there are no data to show the efficacy and safety of antofloxacin-based rescue therapy for the eradication of H. pylori, and this pilot clinical trial was designed. METHODS A total of 196 patients who failed H. pylori eradication using the clarithromycin-based or metronidazole-based triple or bismuth quadruple therapy were randomly allocated to one of the following rescue eradication therapy groups: AEA group (antofloxacin 200 mg once daily, esomeprazole 20 mg + amoxicillin 1000 mg twice daily) for 14 days, or LEA group (levofloxacin 500 mg once daily, esomeprazole 20 mg + amoxicillin 1000 mg twice daily) for 14 days. The minimal inhibitory concentrations were tested by the E-test method. The gyrA mutation was analyzed by sequencing. Follow-up 13/14C-urea breath test was examined at 1 month after discontinuation. RESULTS A total of 178 eligible patients were included in this study. The eradication rate was significantly higher in AEA group than in LEA group according to both ITT (87.6% vs. 68.5%; P = 0.002) and PP analyses (90.7% vs. 70.1%; P = 0.001). ITT analyses indicated that the eradication rate was significantly higher in AEA group than in LEA group with Asn87 mutation (78.9% vs. 31.3%; P = 0.005) and levofloxacin-resistant strains (76.9% vs. 44.2%; P = 0.003). Two groups exhibited similar adverse event rates (AEA 14.6% vs. LEA 20.2%, P = 0.323). CONCLUSIONS The findings showed that antofloxacin may be a promising candidate in rescue therapy for H. pylori eradication failure in China.
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- Xiao-Jian He
- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, 156 North Road of West No.2 Ring, Fuzhou, 350025, China.
- Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
- Oriental Hospital Affiliated To Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China.
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Wang YH, Li Z, Wang L, Zhu-Ge LY, Zhao RL, Wu S, Wang Y, An Y, Xie Y. A systematic review and meta-analysis of genotypic methods for detecting antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter 2018; 23:e12467. [PMID: 29405526 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antibiotic susceptibility testing is essential for tailored treatments to cure Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. However, phenotypic methods have some limitations. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of genotypic detection methods compared with phenotypic detection methods using samples taken from H. pylori-infected patients. METHODS Literature searches were conducted in the following databases (from January 2000 to November 2016): PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. A meta-analysis and systematic review was performed for studies that compared genotypic methods with phenotypic methods for the detection of H. pylori antibiotic susceptibility. RESULTS This meta-analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) for the A2142G/C and/or A2143G combination for the detection of clarithromycin resistance in the strain samples were 0.97 (95% CI: 0.94-0.99), 1.00 (95% CI: 0.99-1.00), and 13 742 (95% CI: 1708-110 554), respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, and DOR for the A2142G/C and/or A2143G combination for the detection of clarithromycin resistance in biopsy samples were 0.96 (95% CI: 0.90-0.99), 0.96 (95% CI: 0.91-0.99), and 722 (95% CI: 117-4443), respectively. The summarized sensitivity, specificity, and DOR value for the ability of the genotypic methods to detect quinolone resistance in biopsy specimens were 0.97 (95% CI: 0.87-0.99), 0.99 (95% CI: 0.92-1.00), and 6042 (95% CI: 486-75 143), respectively. CONCLUSION The genotypic detection methods were reliable for the diagnosis of clarithromycin and quinolone resistance in the strain and biopsy specimens. The A2142G/C and/or A2143G combination had the best sensitivity and specificity for the detection of clarithromycin resistance.
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- You-Hua Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.,Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.,Department of Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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Nishizawa T, Suzuki H. Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance and molecular testing. Front Mol Biosci 2014; 1:19. [PMID: 25988160 PMCID: PMC4428472 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2014.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is the main factor affecting the efficacy of current treatment methods against infection caused by this organism. The traditional culture methods for testing bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics are expensive and require 10–14 days. Since resistance to clarithromycin, fluoroquinolone, and tetracycline seems to be exclusively caused by specific mutations in a small region of the responsible gene, molecular methods offer an attractive alternative to the above-mentioned techniques. The technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an accurate and rapid method for the detection of mutations that confer antibiotic resistance. This review highlights the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in H. pylori and the molecular methods for antibiotic susceptibility testing.
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- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan ; Division of Research and Development for Minimally Invasive Treatment, Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan
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Suzuki H, Matsuzaki J, Hibi T. Metronidazole-based quadruple versus standard triple therapy: which is better as first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication? Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2011; 4:579-82. [PMID: 22114887 DOI: 10.1586/ecp.11.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The eradication rate of 7-day standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication (a proton pump inhibitor combined with amoxicillin and clarithromycin) has decreased as a consequence of the increase in the resistance rates to clarithromycin. The authors of the article under evaluation conducted a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority, Phase III trial in Europe to compare the efficacy and safety of a 10-day treatment with omeprazole plus a single capsule containing bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole and tetracycline (quadruple therapy) versus a 7-day treatment with omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin (standard triple therapy) in adults, and demonstrated that the quadruple therapy yielded superior H. pylori eradication rates compared with the standard triple therapy. The results suggest that quadruple therapy merits consideration as first-line eradication therapy for H. pylori in regions with high resistance rates to clarithromycin. However, several issues need to be considered, such as the optimal doses of bismuth and amoxicillin, as well as the treatment duration, before quadruple therapy can be established as the standard first-line therapy for H. pylori eradication.
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- Hidekazu Suzuki
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. . jp
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Helicobacter pylori resistance to rifabutin in the last 7 years. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011; 55:5374-5. [PMID: 21896915 DOI: 10.1128/aac.05437-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A low rate of resistance (0.24%) to rifabutin was noted in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from 414 Japanese patients. The only rifabutin-resistant strain detected showed a point mutation in the rpoB gene and was isolated from a patient with a history of rifampin treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Enhancement of amoxicillin resistance after unsuccessful Helicobacter pylori eradication. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011; 55:3012-4. [PMID: 21486961 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00188-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A high rate of resistance (49.5 to 72.7%) to amoxicillin (AMX) was observed in Helicobacter pylori after two or three unsuccessful eradication attempts. Unsuccessful eradication regimens significantly increase resistance to not only clarithromycin (CLR) and metronidazole (MNZ) but also AMX.
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Li Y, Huang X, Yao L, Shi R, Zhang G. Advantages of Moxifloxacin and Levofloxacin-based triple therapy for second-line treatments of persistent Helicobacter pylori infection: a meta analysis. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2010; 122:413-22. [PMID: 20628905 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-010-1404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The main aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy and safety of clarithromycin and second-generation fluoroquinolone-based triple therapy vs. bismuth-based quadruple therapy for the treatment of persistent Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted for articles and abstracts from 1981 to March 2009 using Medline, PubMed, EMBase, Google Scholar and CNKI (Chinese), Wanfang (Chinese) digital database and recent Digestive Disease Week, United European Gastroenterology Week, and European Helicobacter Study Group conferences were also performed. Boolean operators (NOT, AND, OR) were used in succession to narrow and widen the search. Sixteen articles and four abstracts met the inclusion criteria, and were included in the meta-analysis by using Review Manager 4.2.8. RESULTS The eradication rates demonstrated that clarithromycin-based triple therapy is inferior to bismuth-based quadruple therapy (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.35-0.80, P = 0.002). Thirteen RCTs compared levofloxacin-based triple therapy vs. bismuth-based quadruple therapy, the eradication rates of the two regimens were shown to have no significant difference (OR = 1.43, 95% CI: 0.82-2.51, P = 0.21). But the eradication rates demonstrated superiority of the 10-day levofloxacin-based triple therapy over 7-day bismuth-based quadruple therapy (OR = 4.79, 95% CI: 2.95-7.79, P < 0.00001). Levofloxacin-based triple therapy was better tolerated than bismuth-based quadruple therapy with lower rates of side effects (OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.27-0.61, P < 0.0001), and lower rates of discontinuation of therapy due to adverse events (OR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.06-0.33, P < 0.0001). Furthermore, our meta-analysis suggested that the eradication rates of the moxifloxacin-based triple therapy has a slight superiority to bismuth-based quadruple therapy, but there was no significant difference between them. CONCLUSION Second-generation fluoroquinolone-based triple therapy can be suggested as the regimen of choice for rescue therapy in the eradication of persistent H. pylori infection especially 10-day levofloxacin-based triple therapy.
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- Yuqin Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Helicobacter pylori infection is the main cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers and gastric cancer. H. pylori eradication has been shown to have a prophylactic effect against gastric cancer. According to several international guidelines, the first-line therapy for treating H. pylori infection consists of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or ranitidine bismuth citrate, with any two antibiotics among amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole, given for 7-14 days. However, even with these recommended regimens, H. pylori eradication failure is still seen in more than 20% of patients. The failure rate for first-line therapy may be higher in actual clinical practice, owing to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. The recommended second-line therapy is a quadruple regimen composed of tetracycline, metronidazole, a bismuth salt and a PPI. The combination of PPI-amoxicillin-levofloxacin is a good option as second-line therapy. In the case of failure of second-line therapy, the patients should be evaluated using a case-by-case approach. European guidelines recommend culture before the selection of a third-line treatment based on the microbial antibiotic sensitivity. H. pylori isolates after two eradication failures are often resistant to both metronidazole and clarithromycin. The alternative candidates for third-line therapy are quinolones, tetracycline, rifabutin and furazolidone; high-dose PPI/amoxicillin therapy might also be promising.
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- Hidekazu Suzuki
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
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Hirata K, Suzuki H, Nishizawa T, Tsugawa H, Muraoka H, Saito Y, Matsuzaki J, Hibi T. Contribution of efflux pumps to clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 25 Suppl 1:S75-9. [PMID: 20586871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Although clarithromycin (CLR) is one of the most commonly recommended component drugs of Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens, the prevalence of CLR-resistant H. pylori has been increasing. It is well known that CLR resistance is associated with point mutations in 23S rRNA, but an active multidrug efflux mechanism of H. pylori may also play a role in its drug resistance. At least four gene clusters have been identified as efflux pump systems in H. pylori and the present study was designed to investigate their role in the CLR resistance of clinical isolates of H. pylori. METHODS Fifteen CLR-resistant H. pylori strains (minimal inhibitory concentration [MIC]>or= 1 microg/mL) isolated from patients at Keio University Hospital were examined for expression of efflux pump mRNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the MIC of CLR in the presence or absence of Phe-Arg-beta-naphthylamide (PAbetaN), an efflux pump inhibitor (EPI), were determined. RESULTS In all 15 strains, efflux pump mRNA was expressed, and the MIC of CLR were decreased by using EPI, despite possessing 23s rRNA point mutations. In addition, the MIC of CLR was decreased by the EPI in a concentration-dependent fashion. CONCLUSION The efflux pump of H. pylori is associated with the development of resistance to CLR, in addition to 23S rRNA point mutations. Efflux pumps could be a novel target for reversing drug resistance in H. pylori.
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- Kenro Hirata
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nishizawa T, Suzuki H, Hibi T. Quinolone-Based Third-Line Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2009; 44:119-24. [PMID: 19308265 PMCID: PMC2654467 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.08-220r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Currently, a standard third-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication remains to be established. Quinolones show good oral absorption, no major side effects, and marked activity against H. pylori. Several authors have studied quinolone-based third-line therapy and reported encouraging results, with the reported H. pylori cure rates ranging from 60% to 84%. Resistance to quinolones is easily acquired, and the resistance rate is relatively high in countries with a high consumption rate of these drugs. We recently reported a significant difference in the eradication rate obtained between patients infected with gatifloxacin-susceptible and gatifloxacin-resistant H. pylori, suggesting that the selection of quinolones for third-line therapy should be based on the results of drug susceptibility testing. As other alternatives of third-line rescue therapies, rifabutin-based triple therapy, high-dose proton pump inhibitor/amoxicillin therapy and furazolidone-based therapy have been suggested.
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- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Nishizawa T, Suzuki H, Nakagawa I, Iwasaki E, Masaoka T, Hibi T. Gatifloxacin-based triple therapy as a third-line regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 23 Suppl 2:S167-70. [PMID: 19120892 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of gatifloxacin (GAT)-based triple therapy as a third-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication, according to the assessment of the susceptibility to GAT and gyrA mutation. METHODS Fourteen patients who had eradication failure following both clarithromycin-based triple therapy and metronidazole-based triple therapy, or who were infected with H. pylori isolates that were resistant to both clarithromycin and metronidazole after failure of clarithromycin-based triple therapy, were enrolled. These patients were randomly assigned to two groups: (i) rabeprazole and amoxicillin (RA) and (ii) rabeprazole, amoxicillin, and GAT for 7 days (RAG). The minimal inhibitory concentrations were determined by the agar dilution method. The gyrA gene was examined by sequencing. RESULTS The eradication rate was 0% in the RA group and 75% in the RAG group. The eradication rate in the RAG group was 100% in patients infected with GAT-susceptible bacteria and/or bacteria without gyrA mutations, but was only 33.3% in those infected with GAT-resistant bacteria or bacteria with gyrA mutations. CONCLUSION Although GAT may be a promising candidate for third-line therapy, its selection must be based on the results of drug susceptibility testing or gyrA analyses.
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- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Uygun A, Ozel AM, Yildiz O, Aslan M, Yesilova Z, Erdil A, Bagci S, Gunhan O. Comparison of three different second-line quadruple therapies including bismuth subcitrate in Turkish patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia who failed to eradicate Helicobacter pylori with a 14-day standard first-line therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 23:42-5. [PMID: 17559359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04984.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Many studies have reported poor results with standard first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori. Second-line regimens that may overcome bacterial resistance can minimize side-effects and optimize compliance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and bismuth subcitrate-based quadruple therapy, after failure of a PPI plus clarithromycin and amoxicillin as first-line therapy. METHODS Patients who failed to eradicate the infection after initial therapy were randomly separated into three groups. The first group received lansoprazole, bismuth subcitrate, metronidazole and amoxicillin (LBMA); in the second group metronidazole was replaced by tetracycline (LBTA); and the third group was given metronidazole and tetracycline in addition to same doses of lansoprazole and bismuth subcitrate (LBMT). RESULTS In the LBMA group, the eradication rate was 74.7% and was significantly related to sex, with no relationship to age. In the LBTA group the eradication rate was 81.5% with similar rates in males and females. No relation to sex or age was observed. In the LBMT group the eradication rate was 82.1% with no difference between women and men and it was not related to age, either. Eradication rates in study groups were similar (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION A-14-day regimen of lansoprazole, bismuth subcitrate and antibiotic pairs, tetracycline-amoxicillin and tetracycline-metronidazole, is an effective quadruple therapy after one failed course of standard triple therapy. The evaluation of tolerability of and compliance with quadruple therapy needs further studies.
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- Ahmet Uygun
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Fischbach L, Evans EL. Meta-analysis: the effect of antibiotic resistance status on the efficacy of triple and quadruple first-line therapies for Helicobacter pylori. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2007; 26:343-57. [PMID: 17635369 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Information regarding the effects of drug resistance on therapies for Helicobacter pylori is limited. AIMS To determine the effect of drug resistance on the efficacy of first-line treatment regimens for H. pylori and identify the most efficacious treatments in the presence of drug resistance. METHODS We searched for studies using the keywords: 'Helicobacter pylori','resistance' and 'treatment' or 'therapy'. Multilevel meta-regression models were used to determine the effect of drug resistance on treatment efficacy. RESULTS We analysed data from 93 studies with 10,178 participants. For triple therapies, clarithromycin resistance had a greater effect on treatment efficacy than nitroimidazole resistance. Metronidazole resistance reduced efficacy by 26% in triple therapies containing a nitroimidazole, tetracycline and bismuth, while efficacy was reduced by only 14% when a gastric acid inhibitor was added to the regimen. Quadruple therapies containing both clarithromycin and metronidazole were the most efficacious; >80% of H. pylori infections were consistently eradicated with these regimens. CONCLUSIONS Drug resistance was a strong predictor of efficacy across triple therapies for the eradication of H. pylori in adults. Resistance to either clarithromycin or metronidazole, but not both simultaneously, may be overcome by using quadruple therapies, especially those containing both clarithromycin and metronidazole.
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- L Fischbach
- University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
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González Carro P, Pérez Roldán F, De Pedro Esteban A, Legaz Huidobro ML, Soto Fernández S, Roncero Garcia Escribano O, Esteban López-Jamar JM, Pedraza Martin C, Ruíz Carrillo F. Efficacy of rifabutin-based triple therapy in Helicobacter pylori infected patients after two standard treatments. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007; 22:60-3. [PMID: 17201882 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04375.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Even with the current most effective treatment regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection, a considerable number of patients will be resistant to eradication. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the H. pylori eradication rate in patients resistant to standard therapies when treated with a triple therapy of pantoprazole, rifabutin and amoxicillin. METHODS Ninety-two consecutive patients diagnosed with H. pylori infection resistant to two previous treatment regimens were treated with pantoprazole, rifabutin and amoxicillin for 10 days. The persistence or eradication of H. pylori was determined by a 13C-urea breath test performed 4 weeks after the treatment. RESULTS Per protocol eradication was achieved in 62.2% of patients and the intention-to-treat eradication was 60.8%. Only two patients were excluded for adverse events related to the treatment. CONCLUSIONS The eradication rate is acceptable as a third-line therapy, particularly in centers with high cure rate for first line therapy. Another important value of this study is the good tolerance for the treatment observed in our patients. It is possible that rifabutin-based triple therapy may be of use in hospital centers that do not have disposable culture and susceptibility methods against H. pylori.
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Nishizawa T, Suzuki H, Umezawa A, Muraoka H, Iwasaki E, Masaoka T, Kobayashi I, Hibi T. Rapid detection of point mutations conferring resistance to fluoroquinolone in gyrA of Helicobacter pylori by allele-specific PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 45:303-5. [PMID: 17122023 PMCID: PMC1829027 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01997-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori strains with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones have a mutation at either codon 87 Asn or 91 Asp of the gyrA gene. A rapid test based on an allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) was designed to detect the gyrA mutations. Clinical H. pylori isolates were obtained from the stomachs of 51 patients with H. pylori infections who showed treatment failure. The MICs of gatifloxacin (GAT) were determined by the agar dilution method. Identical genotyping results were obtained with AS-PCR and conventional PCR. The gyrA mutations of H. pylori causing reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones could be detected successfully by this method. A significant association was observed between the presence of mutations, as detected by AS-PCR, and the resistance of the strains to GAT. Moreover, genotyping by AS-PCR took less than 3 to 4 h. The AS-PCR method for the detection of gyrA mutations in H. pylori is useful for easy identification of fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of H. pylori.
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- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Miyachi H, Miki I, Aoyama N, Shirasaka D, Matsumoto Y, Toyoda M, Mitani T, Morita Y, Tamura T, Kinoshita S, Okano Y, Kumagai S, Kasuga M. Primary levofloxacin resistance and gyrA/B mutations among Helicobacter pylori in Japan. Helicobacter 2006; 11:243-9. [PMID: 16882327 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2006.00415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent years have witnessed a decrease in the rate of Helicobacter pylori eradication due to antimicrobial resistance, clarithromycin or metronidazole resistance in particular. As one of the alternatives to the standard regimens, levofloxacin-containing therapy has been considered a promising regimen. Nevertheless, there is a little information concerning the prevalence of levofloxacin resistance and this resistance mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Levofloxacin susceptibility was examined using E-test in 507 H. pylori strains clinically isolated in Japan from 2001 to 2004. Mutation patterns in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the gyrA and gyrB genes were evaluated, performing direct sequencing of 68 levofloxacin-resistant and 50 susceptible strains. RESULTS Primary levofloxacin resistance was found in 76 (15.0%) strains. Fifty-seven (83.8%) of 68 levofloxacin-resistant strains analyzed had point mutations in gyrA at Asn-87 or Asp-91, while seven (14.0%) of 50 susceptible strains had gyrA mutations. There was a significant difference in the occurrence of gyrA mutations between levofloxacin-resistant and -susceptible strains (p < .001). In levofloxacin-resistant strains, the occurrence of gyrA mutations at Asn-87 was most common regardless of minimal inhibitory concentration levels, and that of gyrA mutations at Asp-91 tended to be associated with low-level resistance. A double gyrA mutation at Asn-87 and Asp-91 might have an additional impact. As for gyrB, three (4.4%) of 68 levofloxacin-resistant strains with no susceptible strains had mutations. CONCLUSIONS Primary levofloxacin resistance was common in Japan and primarily related to gyrA mutations at Asn-87 and Asp-91.
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- Hideyuki Miyachi
- Division of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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MASAOKA T, SUZUKI H, KURABAYASHI K, NOMOTO Y, NISHIZAWA T, MORI M, HIBI T. Could frameshift mutations in the frxA and rdxA genes of Helicobacter pylori be a marker for metronidazole resistance? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-6342.2006.00029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nishizawa T, Suzuki H, Kurabayashi K, Masaoka T, Muraoka H, Mori M, Iwasaki E, Kobayashi I, Hibi T. Gatifloxacin resistance and mutations in gyra after unsuccessful Helicobacter pylori eradication in Japan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:1538-40. [PMID: 16569878 PMCID: PMC1426923 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.4.1538-1540.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A high resistance rate (47.9%) to gatifloxacin (GAT; 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone) in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains from 48 Japanese patients is observed after unsuccessful H. pylori eradication. A significant association between MICs for GAT equal to or above 1 microg/ml and mutations of the gyrA gene of H. pylori was demonstrated.
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- Toshihiro Nishizawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, and Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato Institute Hospital, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Kawai T, Kawakami K, Kataoka M, Takei K, Taira S, Itoi T, Moriyasu F, Takagi Y, Aoki T, Matsubayasiu J, Mukai K, Rimbara E, Noguchi N, Sasatsu M. The Effectiveness of Packaged Medicine in Eradication Therapy of Helicobacter pylori in Japan. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2006. [DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.38.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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