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MOLECULAR DETECTION OF CLARITHROMYCIN AND FLUOROQUINOLONES RESISTANCE IN HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION, DIRECTLY APPLIED TO GASTRIC BIOPSIES, IN AN URBAN BRAZILIAN POPULATION.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Martins Gustavo Miranda, Sanches Bruno Squárcio Fernandes, Moretzsohn Luciana Dias, Lima Karine Sampaio, Cota Bianca Della Croce V, Coelho Luiz Gonzaga Vaz
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BACKGROUND: - Antimicrobial resistance is the major factor leading to eradication failure in H. pylori treatment. Molecular tests are useful to detect genetic mutations predictive of clarithromycin and fluoroquinolones resistance. Knowledge of the local prevalence rate of resistance is important to define the best recommended treatment. OBJECTIVE: - To assess the prevalence of primary resistance of H. pylori to...
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