Increasing antimicrobial resistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole in pediatric Helicobacter pylori infection in southern Taiwan: A comparison between two decades.

The antimicrobial resistance rates of pediatric H pylori isolates to clarithromycin and metronidazole increased during the past decade. The selection of antimicrobial agents other than clarithromycin and metronidazole is crucial to increase pediatric H pylori eradication rates.