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METHODS: Twenty H. pylori isolates were tested for susceptibility to nine antibiotics; metronidazole (MTZ), clarithromycin (CLR), amoxicillin (AMX), tetracycline (TET), ofloxacin (OFX), levofloxacin (LVX), ciprofloxacin (CIP), furazolidone (FRZ), and rifampin (RIF). Antibiotics solutions were impregnated into blank paper disks on BBA in the DD method or added to BBA (ADB) or TEYA (ADT) media in the AD method. Suspensions of H. pylori isolates were surface or spot inoculated on solid media. Plates were incubated in CO2 incubator at 37\u00b0C for 5-7 days. RESULTS: The highest rate of susceptibility to MTZ (65%) was determined by DD method compared with AD method (ADB: 40%, ADT: 30%). Both methods showed similar CLR (85%) and AMX (100%) susceptibility rates. Susceptibility to remaining antibiotics, determined by DD and ADB\/ADT media were in respective order as 95%, 75% \/ 75% for TET, 100%, 95% \/ 85% for FRZ, 85%, 85% \/ 75% for OFX, 90%, 95% \/ 85% for LVX, 90%, 85% \/ 85% for CIP, and 100%, 85% \/ 75% for RIF. CONCLUSION: DD and AD methods showed consistency in determining 161 (89.4%) susceptibility and resistance and inconsistency in determining 19 (10.6%) susceptibility and resistance (P &lt; 0.05). 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