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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole determined by 23S ribosomal RNA and rdxA gene analyses in Hiroshima, Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 2003
Hiyama Toru, Tanaka Shinji, Masuda Hiroshi, Shima Hideyuki, Kose Kazuhiro, Tuncel Handan, Ito Masanori, Kitadai Yasuhiko, Sumii Masaharu, Uemura Naomi, Yoshihara Masaharu, Shimamoto Fumio, Haruma Ken, Chayama Kazuaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Resistance to antibiotics in Helicobacter pylori is increasing and becoming a serious problem in eradication treatment of H. pylori. The prevalence of H. pylori infections that are resistant to clarithromycin, metronidazole, or both were determined in H. pylori isolates in Hi...
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