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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: meeting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2014
Papastergiou Vasilios, Georgopoulos Sotirios D, Karatapanis Stylianos
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is paramount for the management of prevalent gastrointestinal disorders including peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Due to the wide increase in prevalence of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics, clarithromycin-based triple therapies are not any more suitable for unconditional empiric use, and should not be recommended, unless local resistance to this...
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