| high-level primary clarithromycin resistance of helicobacter pylori in algiers, algeria: a prospective multicenter molecular study. | knowledge of local antibiotic resistance is crucial to adaptation for the choice of the optimal first-line treatment for helicobacter pylori infection. clarithromycin is a key component of the standard triple therapy largely used worldwide and, more particularly, in algeria. clarithromycin resistance is the main risk factor for treatment failure. the aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time in algeria, the prevalence of the primary resistance of h. pylori to clarithromycin. we condu ... | 2016 | 26554340 |