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Association of antibiotic resistance and higher internalization activity in resistant Helicobacter pylori isolates.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2006
Lai Chih-Ho, Kuo Chun-Hsien, Chen Pei-Yu, Poon Sek-Kwong, Chang Chi-Sen, Wang Wen-Ching
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics is the main factor for therapy failure, while other features remain largely unknown. The aims of this study are to investigate the relationship of antibiotic resistance and in vitro internalization activity between cure and failure isolates and to determine whether failures are associated with persistence of the same predominant strain. METHODS:...
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