Clarithromycin Resistance and 23S rRNA Mutations in Helicobacter pylori [chapter]

Mohammad Kargar, Maryam Baghernejad, Abbas Doosti, Sadegh Ghorbani-Dalini
2011 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy  
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 100 were classified into four patterns and then correlated with histology results. Type 1 pattern corresponded to normal gastric mucosa, types 2 and 3 to H. pylori -infected mucosa and type 4 to atrophy. The sensitivity and specificity for these endoscopic findings were 92.7% and 100% for type 1, and 100% and 92.7% for types 2 and 3 together, respectively (5). Normal mucosa Chronic active gastritis Gastric atrophy Intestinal metaplastia Dysplasia Gastric cancer H.
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doi:10.5772/22655 fatcat:d56ox2fmframlnix7z7f3r5oxu