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Droplet Digital PCR-Based Detection of Clarithromycin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Isolates Reveals Frequent Heteroresistance.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2018
Sun Lu, Talarico Sarah, Yao Lena, He Lihua, Self Steve, You Yuanhai, Zhang Huifang, Zhang Yiyao, Guo Yongjun, Liu Guodong, Salama Nina R, Zhang Jianzhong
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers and stomach cancer in a subset of infected individuals. While standard eradication therapy includes multiple antibiotics, treatment failure due to resistance is an increasing clinical problem. Accurate assessment of H. pylori antimicrobial resistance has been limited by slow growth and sampling of few isolates per subject. We established a method to...
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