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Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Thailand and Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Pham Ngan Thi Kim, Thongprachum Aksara, Tran Dinh Nguyen, Nishimura Shuichi, Shimizu-Onda Yuko, Trinh Quang Duy, Khamrin Pattara, Ukarapol Nuthapong, Kongsricharoern Tipachan, Komine-Aizawa Shihoko, Okitsu Shoko, Maneekarn Niwat, Hayakawa Satoshi, Ushijima Hiroshi
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A total of 29 Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli strains were isolated from Thai and Japanese children with diarrhea using the Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification method. The samples were evaluated for mutations in gyrA and 23S rRNA in order to assess resistance against fluoroquinolones and macrolides, respectively. Among the isolated strains, 9 (8 C. jejuni and 1 C. coli) were from Thai children, and the other...
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