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Detection of mixed clarithromycin-resistant and -susceptible Helicobacter pylori using nested PCR and direct sequencing of DNA extracted from faeces
29 Aug 2007
Abstract excerpt
The major cause of chemotherapy failure in patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori is clarithromycin (CAM) resistance due to a mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. This study describes a non-invasive and accurate method for the detection of mixed CAM-resistant and -susceptible H. pylori by sequencing of the H. pylori 23S rRNA gene. Faeces were crushed with beads and the 23S rRNA...
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