Rapid detection of clarithromycin-resistant <i>Helicobacter pylori </i>in patients with dyspepsia by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) compared with the E-test
<b>Background: </b>Clarithromycin is the antibiotic of choice for treatment of <i>H. </i>pylori-related dyspepsia, but unfortunately, resistance to clarithromycin is not rare. Detection of resistant strains takes 2 to 4 days by conventional methods. In this report, we applied...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2007;volume=27;issue=2;spage=84;epage=88;aulast=Moosavian |