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Functional and molecular surveillance of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in Kuala Lumpur.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Teh Xinsheng, Khosravi Yalda, Lee Woon Ching, Leow Alex Hwong Ruey, Loke Mun Fai, Vadivelu Jamuna, Goh Khean Lee
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is the etiological agent for diseases ranging from chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease to gastric adenocarcinoma and primary gastric B-cell lymphoma. Emergence of resistance to antibiotics possesses a challenge to the effort to eradicate H. pylori using conventional antibiotic-based therapies. The molecular mechanisms that contribute to the resistance of these strains have...
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