Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance and molecular testing

Antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main factor affecting the efficacy of current treatment methods against infection caused by this organism. The traditional culture methods for testing bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics are expensive and require 10 to 14 days. Sinc...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro eNishizawa, Hidekazu eSuzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmolb.2014.00019/full