Review Article

Emerging Rapid Resistance Testing Methods for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories and Their Potential Impact on Patient Management

Table 2

PNA-FISH-probes detecting clarithromycin resistance in H. pylori, Cerqueira et al., 2013 [102], shortened versions of the DNA-FISH-probes from Table 1.

TargetProbeProbe sequence

Wild typeHpWT5′-GGT-CTT-TCC-GTC-T-3′
Clarithromycin resistance mutation 1 (A2143G)Hp25′-GTC-TTC-CCG-TCT-T-3′
Clarithromycin resistance mutation 2 (A2144G)Hp15′-GTC-TCT-CCG-TCT-T-3′
Clarithromycin resistance mutation 3 (A2143C)Hp35′-GTC-TTG-CCG-TCT-T-3′