Claritromycin resistance and Helicobacter pylori genotypes in Italy

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 660-664

  De Francesco, Vincenzo ^a   Margiotta, Marcella ^b   Zullo, Angelo ^c   Hassan, Cesare ^c   Della Valle, Nicola ^d   Burattini, Osvaldo ^d   D'Angelo, Roberto ^d   Stoppino, Giuseppe ^d   Cea, Ugo ^d   Giorgio, Floriana ^b   Monno, Rosa ^b   Morini, Sergio ^c   Panella, Carmine ^d   Ierardi, Enzo ^d  

^a Riuniti Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cagA; H. Pylori; Primary clarithromycin resistance; vacA alleles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; CLARITHROMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33847004804     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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