The Inappropriateness of Using Rifampicin E-Test to Predict Rifabutin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori.
Tiankuo YangBowen LiuJunpeng ZhouYalin ShenXiaona SongXiaoqiong TangMohammed BenghezalBarry James MarshallHong TangHong LiPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
There is a lack of cross-resistance between rifabutin and other rifamycins in H. pylori. The use of rifampicin E-test to predict H. pylori rifabutin resistance is inappropriate.