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Appropriate first-line regimens to combat Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance: an Asian perspective.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 8 Apr 2015
Miftahussurur Muhammad, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
Asia has the largest population of any continent and the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world, making it very important in the context of Helicobacter pylori infection. According to current guidelines, standard triple therapy containing a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and two antibiotics; amoxicillin (AMX) and clarithromycin (CAM) or metronidazole (MNZ), is still the preferred first-line regimen for...
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