Kocazeybek, BekirSakli, Merve KutluYuksel, PelinDemirci, MehmetCaliskan, ReyhanSarp, Tevhide ZiverSaribas, Suat2024-03-132024-03-1320190022-26151473-5644https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000944https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4494Purpose. We aimed to investigate the presence of three recently identified point mutations (A2115G, G2141A and A2144T) of the 23 S rRNA gene and compare them with the three most frequently encountered point mutations (A2142G, A2142C and A2143G) in Helicobacter pylori strains in Turkey. Methodology. A total of 63 patients (mean 47.08 +/- 12.27) were included. The E-test method (for clarithromycin) was used for the clarithromycin antimicrobial susceptibility test of isolated H. pylori strains. Real-time PCR was used to detect the point mutations. Results. A total of 24 out of 63 H. pylori strains (38.1%) were detected as clarithromycin resistant (>0.5 mg l(-1)). The new A2115G (n:6, 25%), A2144T (n: 7, 29.1%) and G2141A, 8 (n: 8, 33.3%) mutations and the classical A2142G (n: 8, 33.3%) and A2143G (n: 11, 45.8%) point mutations were detected in the 24 clarithromycin-resistant strains. The A2144T point mutation had the highest median MIC value (3 mg l(-1)) amongst the new mutations, but the classical mutations (A2142G and A2143G) had the highest median MIC values (256 mg l(-1)) overall. The presence of the A2115G (OR: 31.66), A2144T (OR: 36.92) or G2141A (OR: 28.16) mutations increased the likelihood of clarithromycin resistance in H. pylori strains by 31.66-, 36.92- and 28.16-fold (ORs), respectively, according to the binary logistic regression analysis. Conclusion. We concluded that classical mutations of the 23 S rRNA gene resulted in higher clarithromycin MIC values than new mutations. These new point mutations caused moderate elevations in the MIC values of clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori strains.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHelicobacter pyloriA2115GA2144T and G2141Apoint mutationsclarithromycinArticle10.1099/jmm.0.0009442-s2.0-85064477458573430724729Q256668WOS:000470084200007Q3