| Literature DB >> 9272389 |
S L Hazell1, H M Mitchell, G Hanna, G Daskalopoulos.
Abstract
The influence of the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole on strain diversity in Helicobacter pylori infected patients was investigated. Multiple isolates of Helicobacter pylori obtained pre- and post-therapy from gastric antral and body biopsies in 22 patients were compared using the random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) for analysis. Post-therapy strains exhibiting novel RAPD-profiles were found in 5 of 22 patients (4 of 11 patients treated with lansoprazole alone and 1 of 11 patients treated with lansoprazole plus amoxicillin). Proton pump inhibition may affect the microecology of the stomach by influencing the colonisation patterns of specific strains.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9272389 DOI: 10.1007/bf01708237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267