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Different antibiotic susceptibility between antrum and corpus of the stomach, a possible reason for treatment failure of Helicobacter pylori infection.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Nov 2014
Selgrad Michael, Tammer Ina, Langner Cosima, Bornschein Jan, Meißle Julia, Kandulski Arne, Varbanova Mariya, Wex Thomas, Schlüter Dirk, Malfertheiner Peter
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AIM: To assess whether antibiotic resistance varies between the antrum and corpus of the stomach of patients that are either Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) therapy-naive or pre-treated. METHODS: H. pylori strains were isolated from antrum and corpus biopsies from 66 patients that received a diagnostic gastroduodenoscopy for variant clinical indications. Antimicrobial susceptibility to amoxicillin,...
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