IN VITRO RESEARCH OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI WITH AND WITHOUT BIOFILM FORMATION (BIOFILM)

Thi Linh Em Nguyen1,2,, Thang Nguyen2, Thi Ngoc Nga Pham2, Thi Nhu Le Tran2
1 Southern Can Tho University
2 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Background: Currently, the resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to antibiotics used in treatment regimens has reached alarming rates worldwide. Many factors are involved in drug resistance and among them is the ability of bacteria to form biofilm. Objectives: To determine in vitro of H. pylori biofilm formation ability and the antibiotic resistance rate of H. pylori with and without biofilm formation. Materials and methods: H. pylori samples were provided from the previous study in Tien Giang province to determine the ability of biofilm formation using the tissue culture plate method and to determine antibiotic resistance with amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and levofloxacin using disk-diffusion method. Results: The rate of H. pylori with and without biofilm formation was 91.5%, 8.5%. Among the samples with biofilm formation, the biofilm formation was weak, moderate, and strong are 7.0%, 20.9%, and 72.1%, respectively. The rate of H. pylori with biofilm formation resistance to amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and levofloxacin was 97.7%, 95.3%, and 2.3%, respectively. The rate of H. pylori without biofilm formation resistance to amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and levofloxacin was 75%, 100%, and 0%, respectively. The difference in antibiotic resistance rate in these two groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: The rate of H. pylori with biofilm formation is high and the degree of strong biofilm formation is high. The rate of H. pylori antibiotic resistance is high. However, there was not difference in antibiotic resistance between groups with and without biofilm formation.

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