BACKGROUND: @entity1534 @entity1534 antimicrobial resistance is the most common reason for eradication failure. Small studies have shown @entity868 resistance to be more prevalent in certain population groups. AIM: To determine the resistance rates in a large cohort of @entity1 from a single centre in the UK, and to evaluate resistance patterns over time, according to age, sex and socio-economic status. METHODS: Consecutive @entity1 with @entity1534 -positive antral gastric biopsy samples were studied from 1994 to 1999. Susceptibility testing was performed to @entity868 , @entity803 , @entity7646 and @entity115 by the modified disk diffusion METHOD: The Jarman under-privileged area score was used as a measure of socio-economic status. RESULTS: A total of 1064 @entity1 were studied. Overall @entity868 resistance was 40.3%, decreasing with age (P < 0.0001, odds ratio for @entity1 over 60 years 0.63, 95% CI: 0.48-0.80). @entity1 were more likely to have @entity868 resistant strains (P=0.003, odds ratio 1.5, 95% CI: 1.15-1.91), but there was no association with Jarman score. @entity7646 resistance was associated with @entity868 resistance (P=0.03, odds ratio 2.14, 95% CI: 1.07-4.28). CONCLUSIONS: @entity868 resistance in @entity1534 is highly prevalent and more common in @entity1 and the young, but does not appear to be related to socio-economic status.

XXXX @entity1534 antimicrobial resistance in the United Kingdom: the effect of age, sex and socio-economic status.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'Women'] @entity868 :: ('MESH:D008795', 'Chemical') :: ['metronidazole', 'Metronidazole'] @entity115 :: ('MESH:D000658', 'Chemical') :: ['amoxicillin'] @entity7646 :: ('CHEBI:25106', 'Chemical') :: ['macrolide', 'Macrolide'] @entity1534 :: ('210', 'Species') :: ['pylori', 'H. pylori', 'Helicobacter'] @entity803 :: ('MESH:D013752', 'Chemical') :: ['tetracycline']
@entity1534 :: (210,Species) :: ['Helicobacter']
