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Annual Change of Primary Resistance to Clarithromycin among Helicobacter pylori Isolates from 1996 through 2008 in Japan
9 Sept 2009
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that the combination of proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin and clarithromycin is one of the best choices for Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. However, increasing number of cases of H. pylori infection showing resistance to clarithromycin therapy has been reported and this is currently the main cause of eradication failure. We investigated the annual changes of the...
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