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Macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolates: an experience at a tertiary care centre in Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - 1 Nov 2012
Rajper Sana, Khan Erum, Ahmad Zubair, Alam Syed Muhammad Zaheer, Akbar Adil, Hasan Rumina
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OBJECTIVE: To assess fluoroquinolone and clarithromycin susceptibility pattern along with the types of genomic mutations involved in the resistance of Helicobacter pylori isolates. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from June 2009 to July 2010, and comprised 162 gastric biopsy samples which were tested with...
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