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Prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori in Santiago, Chile, estimated by real-time PCR directly from gastric mucosa.
BMC gastroenterology - 20 Jun 2018
Gonzalez-Hormazabal Patricio, Musleh Maher, Escandar Susana, Valladares Hector, Lanzarini Enrique, Castro V Gonzalo, Jara Lilian, Berger Zoltan
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BACKGROUND: Current available treatments for Helicobacter pylori eradication are chosen according to local clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance prevalence. The aim of this study was to estimate, by means of molecular methods, both clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance in gastric mucosa from patients infected with H.pylori. METHODS: A total of 191 DNA samples were analyzed. DNA was purified from...
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