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Helicobacter pylori Infections in the Bronx, New York: Surveying Antibiotic Susceptibility and Strain Lineage by Whole-Genome Sequencing.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 24 Feb 2020
Saranathan Rajagopalan, Levi Michael H, Wattam Alice R, Malek Adel, Asare Emmanuel, Behin Daniel S, Pan Debra H, Jacobs William R, Szymczak Wendy A
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of drug resistance in Helicobacter pylori has resulted in a greater need for susceptibility-guided treatment. While the alleles associated with resistance to clarithromycin and levofloxacin have been defined, there are limited data regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to other antimicrobials. Using H. pylori isolates from 42 clinical specimens, we compared phenotypic and...
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