Functional and molecular surveillance of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in Kuala Lumpur.

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is the etiological agent for diseases ranging from chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease to gastric adenocarcinoma and primary gastric B-cell lymphoma. Emergence of resistance to antibiotics possesses a challenge to the effort to eradicate H. pylori using convent...

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Main Authors: Xinsheng Teh, Yalda Khosravi, Woon Ching Lee, Alex Hwong Ruey Leow, Mun Fai Loke, Jamuna Vadivelu, Khean Lee Goh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4086822?pdf=render