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December 30, 2025
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Genomic determinants of antibiotic resistance for Helicobacter pylori treatment: a retrospective phenotypic and genotypic observational study.

Publicated to: Lancet Microbe. 7 (1): 101217- - 2026-12-11 7(1), DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101217

Authors:

Martínez-Martínez FJ; Chiner-Oms Á; Furió V; Martínez F; Furió V; Comas I; Chiner-Oms Á; Yamaoka Y; Dekker JP; Megraud F; Jauvain M; Varon C; Lehours P; Jehanne Q; Bénéjat L; Ducournau A; Romero-Gallo J; Krishna U; Peek RM; Piazuelo MB; Wilson KT; Loh JT; Cover TL; Vale FF; Raaf N; Aftab H; Akada J; Matsumoto T; Haesebrouck F; Bartelli TF; Nunes DN; Pelosof A; Sztokfisz CZ; Dias-Neto E; Assumpção PP; Karagyozov P; Tishkov I; Goodman KJ; Geary J; Cromarty TJ; Price NL; Quilty D; Corvalan AH; Gonzalez R; Riquelme A; García-Cancino A; Parra-Sepúlveda C; Castillo F; Bravo MM; Pazos A; Bravo LE; Fox JG; Ramírez-Mayorga V; Molina-Castro S; Durán-Bermúdez S; Campos-Núñez C; Chaves-Cervantes M; Tshibangu-Kabamba E; Tumba GD; Tshimpi-Wola A; de Jesus Ngoma-Kisoko P; Tshibangu FM; Mukanya AC; Nkomba TK; Cruz M; Abreu JJ; Secka O; Link A; Malfertheiner P; Adinortey MB; Bockarie AS; Adinortey CA; Ofori EG; Sgouras DN; Martinez-Gonzalez B; Michopoulos S; Georgopoulos S; Hernandez E; Dominguez RL; Morgan DR; Harðardóttir H; Gunnarsdóttir AI; Guðjónsson H; Jónasson JG; Björnsson ES; Ballal M; Shetty V; Miftahussurur M; Sugihartono T; Alfaray RI; Waskito LA; Fauzia KA; Syam AF; Maulahela H; Malekzadeh R; Peretz A; Azrad M; On A; De Re V; Zanussi S
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Affiliations

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Bacterial Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Resistance Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. - Author
Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan; Research Center for Global and Local Infectious Diseases, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, - Author
Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. - Author
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA. - Author
Genomics of (Re)Emerging Pathogens, Genomics and Health Area, FISABIO - Public Health, Valencia, Spain; Joint Research Unit of Infection and Public Health, FISABIO-University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Valencia, Spa - Author
INSERM, UMR1312 Bordeaux Institute of Oncology, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. - Author
INSERM, UMR1312 Bordeaux Institute of Oncology, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; National Reference Center for Campylobacters & Helicobacters, Bordeaux Hospital University Center, Bordeaux, France. - Author
National Reference Center for Campylobacters & Helicobacters, Bordeaux Hospital University Center, Bordeaux, France. - Author
Tuberculosis Genomics Unit, Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), CSIC, Valencia, Spain. - Author
Tuberculosis Genomics Unit, Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), CSIC, Valencia, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: icomas@ibv.csic.es. - Author
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Abstract

Rising antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori is a public health challenge. Genomic-based susceptibility testing allows for the identification of resistance-associated mutations, complementing conventional diagnostics and advancing towards pathogen-based personalised therapies. Our study aimed to identify genes and mutations involved in antimicrobial resistance in H pylori and evaluate the extent to which these markers can be used as predictors of phenotypic resistance against clarithromycin and levofloxacin. In this retrospective phenotypic and genotypic observational study, we included 1011 H pylori whole-genome sequences and strains of known geographical origin from the H pylori Genome Project (HpGP) collection. We performed phenotypic clarithromycin and levofloxacin susceptibility testing on a subset of 419 HpGP strains using Etest at a centralised laboratory. A genomic analysis was conducted to identify 23S rRNA and gyrA variants and build a curated catalogue of mutations associated with resistance to clarithromycin (ie, 23S rRNA 2142A→G, 2142A→C, and 2143A→G) and levofloxacin (ie, gyrA A88V or A88P, N87K or N87I, and D91G, D91N, or D91Y). Genotype-phenotype concordance was assessed to estimate sensitivity and specificity, and the curated catalogue of resistance-associated mutations was applied to the complete HpGP set. Region-specific prevalence of resistance-associated mutations was calculated for a combined dataset including the HpGP genomes and 768 whole-genome sequences retrieved from the US National Center for Biotechnology Information Sequence Read Archive repository. Associations between resistance genotypes, H pylori subpopulations, and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were tested. Clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-resistant HpGP strains were estimated with a sensitivity and specificity of 100%, with all confidence intervals ranging from 96% to 100%. The combined analysis (n=1779) found the highest prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in the western Pacific region (173 [51·2%] of 338 in southeast Asia and 75 [29·8%] of 252 in eastern Asia), north African region (seven [38·9%] of 18), and western Asian region (12 [31·6%] of 38), whereas the highest prevalence of levofloxacin resistance was found in south Asia (14 [51·85%] of 27), Central America (48 [38·7%] of 124), eastern Europe (four [36·4%] of 11), and southern Africa (three [33·3%] of nine). Similarly, 23S rRNA and gyrA genotypes are variable across H pylori subpopulations. MIC values changed depending on the specific mutation in 23S rRNA (mean clarithromycin MIC 24·61 mg/L [95% CI 12·27-36·96] for 2143A→G and 142·25 mg/L [95% CI 77·88-206·61] for 2142A→G) and gyrA (mean levofloxacin MIC 9·66 mg/L [95% CI 6·75-12·56] for mutations on codon 91, and 27·97 mg/L [95% CI 25·82-30·11] for mutations on codon 87). Mutations in specific genes are reliable indicators to clarithromycin and levofloxacin resistance in H pylori, making them useful markers for the development of diagnostic assays and molecular monitoring. Our results suggest that using clarithromycin and levofloxacin empirically, without previous susceptibility testing, is unsuitable in all geographical regions covered by this study. Intramural Research Program of the US National Cancer Institute, the European Research Council, and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
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Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Lancet Microbe due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2026, it was in position 2/137, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Infectious Diseases. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-06:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 34.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 54.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 6 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 6 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Algeria; Bangladesh; Belgium; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominica; France; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Guatemala; Honduras; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Israel; Italy; Japan; Portugal; United Kingdom; United States of America.

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