Metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori: Magnitude, mechanism and implications for India

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Chowdhury, Abhijit ^a   Berg, Douglas E ^a   Jeong, Jin Yong ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Asish K ^a   Nair, G Balkrish ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; HYDROXYLAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INDIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CODON, NONSENSE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METRONIDAZOLE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NITROREDUCTASES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036168002     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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