Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of helicobacter pylori: Comparison of E-test, broth microdilution, and disk diffusion for ampicillin, clarithromycin, and metronidazole

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Hachem, Charles Y ^a   Clarridge, Jill E ^a   Reddy, Rita ^a   Flamm, Robert ^b   Evans, Dolores G ^a   Tanaka, S Ken ^b   Graham, David Y ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY DISK DIFFUSION TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; E TEST; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029866398     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(95)00252-9     Document Type: Article

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