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Clarithromycin-based standard triple therapy can still be effective for Helicobacter pylori eradication in some parts of the Korea.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Sept 2014
Yoon Kyu-Hyun, Park Sung Woon, Lee Sang Wook, Kim Beom Jin, Kim Jae Gyu
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We evaluated the antibiotic resistance rates and eradication rates of clarithromycin based triple therapy from 2005 to 2010 retrospectively. In addition, we investigated the mechanism of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Korean patients. Two hundred and twelve strains of H. pylori were isolated from 204 patients. H. pylori ATCC 43504 was used as the standard strain. The...
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