Clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis Article Swipe

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Komla Mawunyo Dossouvi , Tchilabalo Bouyo , Simon Sognonnou , Ephraim Ehidiamen Ibadin , Liquan Lv , Bissoume Sambe Ba , Abdoulaye Seck , Sika Dossim , Fábio P. Sellera , Makhtar Camara , Amr Elkelish , Stella Smith ·

YOU? · · 2025 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01533-6 · OA: W4409384114

To enhance the accuracy and validity of surveillance data for H. pylori in Africa, there is an urgent need for implementing standardized microbiological methods for resistance detection. The prevalence of CRHp reported in this study was very similar to the overall global prevalence and there is a need for more representative studies on CRHp in Africa. While waiting for this, the treatment of H. pylori infections must be based on the guidelines of the AHMSG first Lagos consensus.