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High Prevalence of Clarithromycin-Resistant <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Strains and Risk Factors Associated with Resistance in Madrid, Spain
29 Jul 2010
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Clarithromycin is one of the antibiotics used for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections, and clarithromycin resistance is the most important factor when it comes to predicting eradication failure. The present study analyzed H. pylori isolates for the presence of 23S rRNA gene mutations and determined the risk factors associated with resistance among H. pylori isolates collected in Madrid, Spain, in...
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