Relevance of antibiotic sensitivities in predicting failure of omeprazole, clarithromycin, and tinidazole to eradicate Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Moayyedi, Paul ^a   Ragunathan, P L ^b   Mapstone, Nic ^a   Axon, Anthony T R ^a   Tompkins, David S ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Clarithromycin; E test; Helicobacter pylori; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

5 NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROIMIDAZOLES; OMEPRAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031913867     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050064     Document Type: Article

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