title: Rapid detection of point mutations in the gyrA gene of Helicobacter pylori conferring resistance to ciprofloxacin by a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based real-time PCR approach.
abstract: As a result of the increasing resistance of Helicobacter pylori against first-line antibiotics, other drugs, such as quinolones, will be needed for eradication therapy in the future. We developed a real-time PCR to detect mutations in the gyrA gene associated with ciprofloxacin resistance of H. pylori, thereby contributing to the selection of patients who could be treated by ciprofloxacin-based therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glocker
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kist
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D027081:DNA Gyrase