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02 September 2023: Clinical Research

Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of in 50 Antibiotic Treatment-Naïve Children in Northeast Poland Diagnosed by Gastric or Duodenal Biopsy Between February 2019 and May 2022

Magdalena Kucharska 1ABCDEF* , Katarzyna Zdanowicz 1C , Tamara Daniluk 2BC , Robert Bucki 2DEF , Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn 1DEF , Urszula Daniluk 1CDF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941195

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941195

Table 3 Characteristics of demographic data, laboratory parameters, endoscopic image, and clinical symptoms of the studied groups.

ParameterChildren susceptible to all 3 antibioticsn=24 (48%)Children resistant to at least 1 antibioticn=26 (52%)p
Gender, Female n (%)12 (50.0%)16 (69.5%)NS
Age, median (range)8 (3–17)12.5 (5–17)NS
Symptoms n (%)
 Abdominal pain16 (72.7%)19 (73.1%)NS
 Nausea6 (24.0%)7 (26.9%)NA
 Vomiting5 (20.8%)4 (15.4%)NA
Endoscopic lesions n (%)
 Nodularity gastritis22 (91.6%)23 (88.4%)NS
 Severe diffuse redness9 (37.5%)12 (46.2%)NS
 Mild diffuse redness11 (45.8%)10 (38.5%)NS
History of antibiotic therapy, n (%)5 (20.8%)4 (15.4%)NA
in the family (1/2 degree relatives), n (%)6 (25%)9 (34.6%)NS
Smoking household, n (%)6 (25%)9 (34.6%)NA
NA – not applicable, NS – statistically insignificant

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