Research Article
Rifabutin and Furazolidone Could Be the Candidates of the Rescue Regimen for Antibiotic-Resistant H. pylori in Korea
Table 3
Prevalence of antibiotic resistance of H. pylori isolates.
| | Resistant breakpoint of MIC (μg/mL) | No. of resistant strains/Total strains | Resistance rate (%) |
| Clarithromycin | >1 | 22/31 | 71.1 | Metronidazole | >8 | 21/31 | 67.7 | Levofloxacin | >1 | 13/31 | 41.9 | Amoxicillin | >0.5 | 7/31 | 22.6 | Tetracycline | >4 | 1/31 | 3.2 | Rifabutin | >0.25 | 0/31 | 0 | Furazolidone | >4 | 0/31 | 0 |
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MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.
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