Helicobacter pylori infection: prevalence, demographic characteristics, clarithromycin resistance and evaluation of the in-house rapid urease test in Sungai Buloh Hospital, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nor Akmal Mokhtar,, Najihan Abdul Samat Muttaqillah,, Salaswati Hussin,, Tuan Suhaila Tuan Soh,, Zubaidah Abdul Wahab,, Mohammad Shukri Jahit,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14455/1/08%20Nor%20Akmal%20Mokhtar.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14455/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil12_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil12_2019.html

Helicobacter pylori infection remains an essential global research focus, and increasing clarithromycin resistance was reported to impact the efficacy of clarithromycin-based treatment regiments. The study objectives sought to understand the prevalence of H. pylori infection amongst patients from Su...