title: Antibiotics resistance of Helicobacter pylori and treatment modalities in children with H. pylori infection.
abstract: Pediatric infection with Helicobacter pylori may occur early in childhood and persist lifelong. Global pediatric clinical studies have reported a decreasing tendency in the overall rate of H. pylori eradication. In pediatric patients with H. pylori infection, pediatric patients with peptic ulcer, and the first-degree relatives of patients with a history of gastric cancer, it is commonly recommended that H. pylori strains be eradicated. Antibiotic drug resistance to H. pylori, which has been reported to vary widely between geographic regions, is mainly associated with treatment failure in these patients. It is therefore imperative that the antibiotic resistance rates of H. pylori in children and adolescents be meticulously monitored across countries and throughout geographic regions. This paper particularly focuses on the antibiotic drug resistance of H. pylori and the thearpy of pediatric H. pylori infection cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyang-Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Shang
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rhee
keywords: Child; Drug resistance; Helicobacter pylori; Therapy