Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in Brazil: clarithromycin is still a good option

CONTEXT: The antibiotic susceptibility is the cornerstone for the eradication therapies of Helicobacter pylori. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of primary resistance of H. pylori was evaluated in an urban Brazilian population. METHODS:H. pylori isolates were obtained from patients submitted t...

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Main Authors: Jaime Natan Eisig, Fernando Marcuz Silva, Ricardo Correa Barbuti, Tomás Navarro-Rodriguez, Joaquim Prado P Moraes-Filho, José Pedrazzoli Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000400008&lng=en&tlng=en