Primary antibiotic resistance and its relationship with cagA and vacA genes in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Algerian patients

Abstract The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics is poorly documented in Africa and especially in Algeria. The aim of our study was to determine the antibiotic resistance rates, as well as its possible relationship with VacA and CagA virulence markers of isolates from Alger...

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Main Authors: Meryem Bachir, Rachida Allem, Abedelkarim Tifrit, Meriem Medjekane, Amine El-Mokhtar Drici, Mustafa Diaf, Kara Turki Douidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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