Emergence of a Helicobacter pylori isolate with reduced susceptibility to tetracycline in Germany

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1103-1104

  Glocker, Erik ^a   Kist, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; H. pylori; Surveillance; Treatment failures

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY;

AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE;

EID: 39049186001     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl346     Document Type: Letter

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