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Development of a high throughput human stool specimen processing method for a molecular Helicobacter pylori clarithromycin resistance assay.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Clines Natalie, Beckman Erin
Abstract excerpt
It has become critical to detect Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection due to the link to gastric cancer with some strains. These strains are also increasing in resistance to antibiotics with clarithromycin leading the way as the first line treatment. Resistance to clarithromycin has been shown to correlate with the A2142G, A2142C, and A2143G mutations on the rrl gene. In the last few decades, non-invasive...
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