| Literature DB >> 12019131 |
Paula Prazeres Magalhães1, Dulciene Maria De Magalhães Queiroz, Daniela Vale Campos Barbosa, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Edilberto Nogueira Mendes, Adriana Santos, Paulo Renato Valle Corrêa, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Lúcia Martins Teixeira, Celso Affonso de Oliveira.
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole was detected in 107 (52.97%) of 202 strains. Twenty (9.85%) strains, 18 of them harboring 23S ribosomal DNA mutations, were resistant to clarithromycin. Metronidazole resistance was associated with female gender. Resistance to metronidazole and resistance to clarithromycin were associated. Increasing clarithromycin resistance rates were observed over time.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12019131 PMCID: PMC127243 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.6.2021-2023.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191