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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2005; 11(38): 6009-6013
Published online Oct 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6009
Table 2 Frequency of single and multi-drug resistance based on listed methods of detection
AntibioticsMethod of detection
Disc diffusion
23S rRNA PCR-RFLP
rdxA gene deletion
n%n%n%
Amoxicillin only1/1200.8
Amoxicillin and metronidazole1/1200.8
Clarithromycin only15/12012.519/12015.8
Clarithromycin and metronidazole5/1204.2
Metronidazole only63/12052.56/1205
Metronidazole and amoxicillin1/1200.8
Metronidazole and clarithromycin5/1204.2
Tetracycline0/1200