Analysis of the rdxA gene in high-level metronidazole-resistant clinical isolates confirms a limited use of rdxA mutations as a marker for prediction of metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-198

  Bereswill, Stefan ^a   Krainick, Christiane ^a   Stähler, Frank ^a   Herrmann, Lutz ^b   Kist, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ALTANA PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Helicobacter pylori; Metronidazole resistance

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT; POINT MUTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RDX A GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038061663     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00031-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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