Clarithromycin resistance and point mutations in the 23S rRNA gene in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Malaysia

Ho SL 1 , Tan EL , Sam CK , Goh KL

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  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Dig Dis, 2010 Apr;11(2):101-5.
PMID: 20402836 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2010.00423.x

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of primary clarithromycin resistance amongst Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains in Malaysian patients with gastroduodenal diseases, by using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in domain V of 23S rRNA.

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