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Primary levofloxacin resistance and gyrA/B mutations among Helicobacter pylori in Japan.
Helicobacter - 1 Aug 2006
Miyachi Hideyuki, Miki Ikuya, Aoyama Nobuo, Shirasaka Daisuke, Matsumoto Yuko, Toyoda Masanori, Mitani Toshifumi, Morita Yoshinori, Tamura Takao, Kinoshita Shohiro, Okano Yoshie, Kumagai Shunichi, Kasuga Masato
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BACKGROUND: Recent years have witnessed a decrease in the rate of Helicobacter pylori eradication due to antimicrobial resistance, clarithromycin or metronidazole resistance in particular. As one of the alternatives to the standard regimens, levofloxacin-containing therapy has been considered a promising regimen. Nevertheless, there is a little information concerning the prevalence of levofloxacin resistance and...
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