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[Determination of single nucleotide mutations in the 23S rRNA gene of Helicobacter pylori related to clarithromycin resistance in a population from Cauca, Colombia].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Apr 2014
Acosta Claudia Patricia, Hurtado Fabián Andrés, Trespalacios Alba Alicia
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INTRODUCTION: Antibiotic combination therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori should be based on local resistance patterns. OBJECTIVE: To d etermine the resistance of H. pylori to clarithromycin in a population from Cauca province, through the identification of mutations in the 23S rRNA gene in DNA from gastric biopsies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 162 patients with functional dyspepsia were...
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