Prevalence of primary Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole and clarithromycin in Singapore

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-121

  Hua, J S ^a,b,c   Bow, H ^a   Zheng, P Y ^a   Khay Guan, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033952075     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v6.i1.119     Document Type: Article

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