PCR-based diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection and real-time determination of clarithromycin resistance directly from human gastric biopsy samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1217-1220

  Chisholm, S A ^a   Owen, R J ^a   Louise Teare, E ^a   Saverymuttu, S ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CYTOTOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; CLARITHROMYCIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035056312     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.4.1217-1220.2001     Document Type: Article

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