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Table 4 Relationship between the sex of patients and resistance rates

From: Primary resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole and amoxicillin of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Tunisian patients with peptic ulcers and gastritis: a prospective multicentre study

 

Female

Male

Total

Clarithromycin resistance

26 (61.9%)

16 (38.1%)

42

Metronidazole resistance

95 (67.8%)*

45 (32.2%)*

140

  1. *: a significant difference is present