Mutations in Helicobacter pylori rdxA gene sequences may not contribute to metronidazole resistance

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 995-999

  Chisholm, Stephanie A ^a   Owen, Robert J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Metronidazole resistance; Mutation; RdxA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROREDUCTASE; PROTEIN RDXA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; NITROREDUCTASES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STOMACH;

EID: 0037397218     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg192     Document Type: Article

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