The antimicrobial susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori in Hong Kong (1997-2001) [1]

Helicobacter

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 327-328

  Ling, T K W ^a   Leung, W K ^a   Lee, C C ^a   Ng, E K W ^a   Yung, M Y ^a   Chung, S S C ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a   Cheng, A F B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONG KONG; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0036400145     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5378.2002.00101_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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