Clarithromycin resistance inHelicobacter pyloriand its clinical relevance

ClarithromyCin resistanCe among Helicobacter

The aims of this study were to assess primary resistance of H. pylori strains isolated from adult patients of Ilam, Iran to antibacterial agents (amoxicillin, clarithromycin, metronidazole and tetracycline) and detection of clarithromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, metronidazole and tetracycline resistance by disc diffusion. Fifty biopsies were taken from gastric mucosa of the antrum and bo...

Insulin Resistance and its Relevance with Age, Sex, Season and Obesity in Darehshori Horse Breed

BACKGROUND: Equine metabolic syndrome is an endocrinopathy that affects different breeds of horses and ponies. This metabolic disorder is a multifactorial syndrome and it is primarily linked to obesity, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. OBJECTIVES: The present study was performed to evaluate insulin resistance in Darehshori horses with regards to age, sex, season and obesity. METHODS: Twelve...

Clinical relevance of genotypic resistance testing today.

For many years, the major clinical goals of anti-HIV therapy were, at best, to control viral replication, prevent progression of the disease, and decrease the death toll of advanced disease caused by resistant viruses (DHHS, 2015). Since the beginning of therapeutic era, resistance has been a major contributor to the failure of anti-HIV therapy and disease progression. Today, many advances have...

Postoperative hyperalgesia: its clinical importance and relevance.

PAIN after surgery continues to be a major management challenge in clinical practice. In a recent meta-analysis covering some 20,000 patients and 800 publications, Dolin et al. concluded that 41% of all surgical patients still experience moderate to severe acute postoperative pain and that 24% experience inadequate pain relief. Unfortunately, acute postoperative pain control seems not to have s...

The ANCA test: its clinical relevance.