Presence of CagA Gene and Its Antibiotic Resistance Pattern in Helicobacter Pylori Isolates

Background and purpose: Helicobacter pylori is one of the most prevalent agents causing gastric infection.  Most of the type I strains genome containing cag pathogenicity island (i.e. cagA) result in peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Antibiotics are amongst the main treatments but drug resistance may...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Shokrzadeh, Ismail Fattahi, Abbas Mohammadpour, Amir Hosein Mashhadban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9398-en.html