Update on Helicobacter pylori infection: the state of antimicrobial resistance in Africa

CT Potelwa; M Setshedi; D Levin

doi:10.36303/SAJGH.4424

Authors

CT Potelwa University of Cape Town https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9633-1467
M Setshedi University of Cape Town https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-2981
D Levin University of Cape Town https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-6715

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJGH.4424

Keywords:

Helicobacter pylori, antimicrobial resistance

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that colonises the gastric epithelium and chronically infects more than half of the global population.^1,2 Africa reports some of the highest prevalence rates (often exceeding 80%), with rates ranging from 25% to 50% in high-income countries.^3,4 This disparity partly reflects differences in socio-economic conditions and sanitation infrastructure.⁵

Author Biographies

CT Potelwa, University of Cape Town

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

M Setshedi, University of Cape Town

Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

D Levin, University of Cape Town