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Polymerase chain reaction--restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori infection in children using stool sample.
Helicobacter - 1 Jun 2005
Booka Mina, Okuda Masumi, Shin Kouichirou, Miyashiro Eikichi, Hayashi Hiroko, Yamauchi Koji, Tamura Yoshitaka, Yoshikawa Norishige
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To analyze clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori infection in children, we developed a method of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis using stool samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-three children without significant upper abdominal symptoms were included (mean age 7.0 years). Of these, 18 and five were diagnosed as H. pylori-positive and...
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