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[Detection of resistance to clarithromycin in clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori from children and adults].
Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia - 1 Mar 2003
Vega A E, Alarcón T, Domingo D, Martínez M J, López-Brea M
Abstract excerpt
Several methods have been used to detect clarithromycin resistance. Agar dilution is now recommended by the NCCLS (susceptible to clarithromycin: MIC<=0.25 mg/l; intermediate resistance: MIC=0.5 mg/l; resistant: MIC>=1 mg/l), and the detection of mutations involved in resistance is used in many laboratories. We analyzed 36 clarithromycin-resistant strains isolated from children and 30 from adults. In vitro...
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