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A change in PBP1 is involved in amoxicillin resistance of clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2002
Okamoto Takeshi, Yoshiyama Hironori, Nakazawa Teruko, Park In-Dal, Chang Myung-Woong, Yanai Hideo, Okita Kiwamu, Shirai Mutsunori
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Reports on the isolation of amoxicillin-resistant Helicobacter pylori are increasing worldwide, which may cause serious problems in eradication therapy. To elucidate the mechanism of amoxicillin resistance of H. pylori, penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) of amoxicillin-resistant strains isolated in Korea were analysed. Three PBPs (66, 63 and 60 kDa) were identified in both amoxicillin-resistant and -susceptible...
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