Effects of In Vitro Antibiotic Resistance on Treatment: Bismuth-Containing Regimens

Bismuth compounds remain useful for Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. These include colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS), bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) and, most recently, ranitidine bismuth citrate (RBC). CBS appears to prevent the development of imidazole resistance when coadministered with nit...

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Main Author: Naoki Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/709640