Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori plays a significant role in gastritis and ulcers. It is a carcinogen as defined by the WHO, and infection can result in adenocarcinomas and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. In Canada, rates of antimicrobial resistance are relatively unknown, with very few...

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Main Authors: Nelson F Eng, Gustavo Ybazeta, Katrina Chapman, Nya L Fraleigh, Rebecca Letto, Eleonora Altman, Francisco Diaz-Mitoma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/853287
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spelling doaj-art-e7dc1bd27d74491ea75e762c2a4acffa2025-08-20T03:21:01ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126313714410.1155/2015/853287Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern OntarioNelson F Eng0Gustavo Ybazeta1Katrina Chapman2Nya L Fraleigh3Rebecca Letto4Eleonora Altman5Francisco Diaz-Mitoma6Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaAdvanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaAdvanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaAdvanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaAdvanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaNational Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaAdvanced Medical Research Institute of Canada, Sudbury, CanadaBACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori plays a significant role in gastritis and ulcers. It is a carcinogen as defined by the WHO, and infection can result in adenocarcinomas and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. In Canada, rates of antimicrobial resistance are relatively unknown, with very few studies conducted in the past 15 years.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/853287
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario
title_full Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario
title_fullStr Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario
title_full_unstemmed Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario
title_short Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canadian Isolates of Helicobacter pylori in Northeastern Ontario
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