Detection of A2142G and A2143G Substitutions among Clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Egyptian Patients
Eman A. El-Masry, Nahla A. Melake, Ahmed A. Salama & Amal F. Makled · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016
Background: Clarithromycin is the most commonly recommended antibiotic in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication regimens, but the prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori is increasing. Clarithromycin-resistance is associated with mutations in the 23S rRNA gene. The...
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10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26157