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Detection of Helicobacter pylori and the genotypes of resistance to clarithromycin and the heterogeneous genotype to this antibiotic in biopsies obtained from symptomatic children.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2017
Aguilera-Correa John Jairo, Urruzuno Pedro, Barrio Josefa, Martinez María José, Agudo Sonia, Somodevilla Angela, Llorca Laura, Alarcón Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to use a commercially available kit (GenoType® HelicoDR; Hain Life Science, Germany) to detect Helicobacter pylori infection and clarithromycin resistance genotype in biopsies obtained from symptomatic children. RESULTS: 111 out of 136 (81.6%) biopsies were H. pylori positive by genotype: 47 (42.3%) showed wild-type genotype, 53 resistant genotype (47.7%) and 11 heterogeneous genotype...
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