Comparison of activity of 10 antibiotics against clinical strains of Helicobacter pylori by three different techniques

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-185

  Weiss, K ^a   Laverdiere M ^a   Restieri, C ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agar dilution; Disk diffusion; E test; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EID: 0031918645     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/765795     Document Type: Article

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