Clarithromycin Resistance
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:32 am
If one had taken azithromycin for a long time for a lung infection - will / can that have an effect on clarithromycin resistance of h pylori - as they are both macrolides.
http://gut.bmj.com/content/61/5/646.abstractIt must be stated that there is a cross-resistance in each family of
antibiotics because the same resistance mechanism occurs: resistance
to clarithromycin indicates resistance to all macrolides