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Characterization of rifampicin-resistant clinical Helicobacter pylori isolates from Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 2007
Glocker Erik, Bogdan Christian, Kist Manfred
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the rate of rifampicin resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolated from patients in Germany, to detect rifampicin resistance-associated mutations and to identify non-resistance-associated genetic variants in the rpoB gene. METHODS: Susceptibility to rifampicin in a total of 1585 clinical isolates obtained between January 2003 and July 2006 was tested by disc...
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