Helicobacter pylori Resistance to Antibiotics: Prevalence, Mechanism, Detection. What’s New?

Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics is increasingly reported and may limit the efficacy of current treatment regimens. Their resistance mechanism has been found to be point mutations for all antibiotics. Macrolide resistance is the most clinically important, but can be detected efficiently...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Francis Mégraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/704035