Antibacterial resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Bulgarian children and adult patients over 9 years

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-68

  Boyanova, Lyudmila ^a   Nikolov, Rossen ^b   Lazarova, Elena ^c   Gergova, Galina ^a   Katsarov, Nikolai ^d   Kamburov, Victor ^e   Spassova, Zoya ^b   Derejian, Sirigan ^b   Jelev, Christo ^c   Mitov, Ivan ^a   Krastev, Zacharii ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST IVAN RILSKI   (Bulgaria)

^c University Paediatric Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^d Alexander Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^e Pirogov Emergency Hospital   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BULGARIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BULGARIA; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DUODENAL ULCER; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 29744455988     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46208-0     Document Type: Article

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