Stable and unstable amoxicillin resistance in Helicobacter pylori: Should antibiotic resistance testing be performed prior to eradication therapy?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2740-2741

  Han, Shan Rui ^a   Bhakdi, Sucharit ^a   Maeurer, Markus J ^a   Schneider, Thomas ^a   Gehring, Steffan ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032788224     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.8.2740-2741.1999     Document Type: Article

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