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Claritromycin resistance and Helicobacter pylori genotypes in Italy.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2006
De Francesco Vincenzo, Margiotta Marcella, Zullo Angelo, Hassan Cesare, Valle Nicola Della, Burattini Osvaldo, D'Angelo Roberto, Stoppino Giuseppe, Cea Ugo, Giorgio Floriana, Monno Rosa, Morini Sergio, Panella Carmine, Ierardi Enzo
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between H. pylori clarithromycin resistance and genetic pattern distribution has been differently explained from different geographic areas. Therefore, we aimed to assess the clarithromycin resistance rate, to evaluate the bacterial genetic pattern, and to search for a possible association between clarithromycin resistance and cagA or vacA genes. This prospective study enrolled 62 consecutive H....
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