Presence of CagA Gene and Its Antibiotic Resistance Pattern in Helicobacter Pylori Isolates

Background and purpose: Helicobacter pylori is one of the most prevalent agents causing gastric infection.  Most of the type I strains genome containing cag pathogenicity island (i.e. cagA) result in peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Antibiotics are amongst the main treatments but drug resistance may...

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Published in:	Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Mohammad Shokrzadeh, Ismail Fattahi, Abbas Mohammadpour, Amir Hosein Mashhadban
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2017-11-01
Subjects:	gastric cancer antibiotic resistance microaerophile helicobacter pylori caga
Online Access:	http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9398-en.html