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antimicrobial sensitivity testing
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:08 pm
by preethi
How costly is it to get 'antimicrobial sensitivity testing' ? I am tested positive Hp and I was thinking to have the sensitive test to have better chance of success at the drugs I take. I have taken in past clarithromycin and amox 4-5 times for different infections so not sure how effective these will be for Hp.
Re: antimicrobial sensitivity testing
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:31 pm
by luci2010
I'm also interested in knowing the costs for this test. I also would like to know where to do it in UK, I tried to look for a lab online and just can't find any places that offer this exam...
That said, I'm not sure if it's actually worth doing it, I've read on this forum that one person had this test done a few times and everytime it comes back with a different result and has not been helpful in pinpointing a successful medication for eradication of HP...
There is some info here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10974151
But this article is very old, so I don't know if things improved after that... Maybe the moderators could shed some light into this matter?
Luci.