Susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori: Comparison of E-test and Disk Diffusion for Metronidazole and Mutations in rdxA gene sequences of Helicobacter pylori strains
Metronidazole is a main stay of modern multidrug therapies for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Metronidazole resistance reduces the effectiveness of these combination therapies. Various methods have been used for the determination of the sensitivity of H. pylori to metronidazole, that hav...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2015-12-01
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Series: | Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/49/59 |