Influence of rifampicin on Helicobacter pylori prevalence in patients with mycobacterial infection

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1161-1162

  Fujimura, Shigeru ^a   Kato, Seiichi ^a   Kawamura, Takeshi ^a   Ozawa, Kyoko ^a   Abe, Tatsuya ^a   Watanabe, Akira ^a  

^a MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0036793791     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200210000-00019     Document Type: Letter

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