Prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori in Santiago, Chile, estimated by real-time PCR directly from gastric mucosa

Prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori in Santiago, Chile, estimated by real-time PCR directly from gastric mucosa

Abstract Background Current available treatments for Helicobacter pylori eradication are chosen according to local clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance prevalence. The aim of this study was to estimate, by means of molecular methods, both clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance in gastric...

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Main Authors: Patricio Gonzalez-Hormazabal, Maher Musleh, Susana Escandar, Hector Valladares, Enrique Lanzarini, V. Gonzalo Castro, Lilian Jara, Zoltan Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Clarithromycin
Metronidazole
23S rRNA
rdxA
Mutation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0820-0

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