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Primary antibiotic resistance and associated mechanisms in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Senegalese patients.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 8 Jan 2013
Seck Abdoulaye, Burucoa Christophe, Dia Daouda, Mbengue Mouhamadou, Onambele Manuella, Raymond Josette, Breurec Sebastien
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BACKGROUND: Antibiotic combination therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication must be adapted to local resistance patterns, but the epidemiology of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics is poorly documented in Africa. The aim was to determine the antibiotic resistance rates, as well as the associated molecular mechanisms, of strains isolated in Dakar, Senegal. METHODS: One hundred and eight H. pylori strains were...
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