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Analysis of Helicobacter pylori antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence genes in gastric mucosal biopsies in the United Arab Emirates.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Alfaresi Mubarak S, Abdulsalam Adeel Islam, Elkoush Abida A
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AIM: To determine the virulence attributes (presence of cagA and vacA genes) of Helicobacter pylori , and presence of clarithromycin resistance genes in gastric mucosal biopsy samples obtained in the United Arab Emirates. METHODS: DNA was extracted from antral gastric biopsy samples from 91 dyspeptic patients. Real-time PCR and melting curve analysis were used to identify patients infected with H. pylori and to...
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