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

MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.