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ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2021

Helicobacter pylori infection and antibiotic resistance - from biology to clinical implications.

Evariste Tshibangu-Kabamba, Yoshio Yamaoka

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 276 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05664685 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Optimized Bismuth Quadruple Therapy vs Triple Standard Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication: Clinical Efficacy Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorPontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileRan2022 to 2024Enrolled127ConditionsHelicobacter Pylori InfectionArmsOptimized bismuth quadruple therapy, Control
NCT07408271 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of Rabeprazole-based Triple Therapy Plus Bismuth for First-line Helicobacter Pylori Eradication on the Vaginal Microecology Change: a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeobservationalSponsorSecond Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineRan2023 to 2024Enrolled83ConditionsHelicobacter Pylori Infection, Helicobacter Pylori Eradication AntibioticArmsrabeprazole-based triple therapy plus bismuth H. pylori eradication therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

276 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Bibliometric analysis ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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  3. Research trends of nanomaterials inFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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  4. Non-International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  6. Frontiers in medicine · 2024
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  15. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  18. Some Newer Antibiotics Active AgainstAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  20. Low-Abundance and FragmentaryBiomolecules · 2026
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216 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Evariste Tshibangu-KabambaDepartment of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4339-229X
Yoshio YamaokaDepartment of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan. yyamaoka@oita-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1222-5819

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori is a major human pathogen for which increasing antibiotic resistance constitutes a serious threat to human health. Molecular mechanisms underlying this resistance have been intensively studied and are discussed in this Review. Three profiles of resistance - single drug resistance, multidrug resistance and heteroresistance - seem to occur, probably with overlapping fundamental mechanisms and clinical implications. The mechanisms that have been most studied are related to mutational changes encoded chromosomally and disrupt the cellular activity of antibiotics through target-mediated mechanisms. Other biological attributes driving drug resistance in H. pylori have been less explored and this could imply more complex physiological changes (such as impaired regulation of drug uptake and/or efflux, or biofilm and coccoid formation) that remain largely elusive. Resistance-related attributes deployed by the pathogen cause treatment failures, diagnostic difficulties and ambiguity in clinical interpretation of therapeutic outcomes. Subsequent to the increasing antibiotic resistance, a substantial drop in H. pylori treatment efficacy has been noted globally. In the absence of an efficient vaccine, enhanced efforts are needed for setting new treatment strategies and for a better understanding of the emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria, as well as for improving diagnostic tools that can help optimize current antimicrobial regimens.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial Agents

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