In vitro exposure to macrolide antibiotics in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-130

  Fujimura, Shigeru ^a,c   Kato, Seiichi ^b   Iinuma, Kazuie ^b   Watanabe, Akira ^c  

^a MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Clarithromycin; Drug resistance; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 2342570371     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0300-z     Document Type: Article

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