Analysis of clarithromycin resistance and CagA status in Helicobacter pylori by use of feces from children in Thailand

The clarithromycin resistance and CagA status of Helicobacter pylori in Thai children were investigated using fecal samples. Of the 284 samples, H. pylori was detected in 120 samples, and the clarithromycin resistance rate was 29.2%. The cagA gene was detected in 59 samples, and only 6.8% of these s...

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Main Authors: Tanuma M., Rimbara E., Noguchi N., Boonyaritichaikij S., Kuwabara K., Fukunaga Y., Sasatsu M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-71549156554&partnerID=40&md5=9b0a864338589a66b18902a1ea3c91f4
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2734
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:The clarithromycin resistance and CagA status of Helicobacter pylori in Thai children were investigated using fecal samples. Of the 284 samples, H. pylori was detected in 120 samples, and the clarithromycin resistance rate was 29.2%. The cagA gene was detected in 59 samples, and only 6.8% of these samples contained the East Asian CagA type. Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.