Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin and amoxicillin in Colombian patients
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1 Associate Professor and Medical Microbiology Coordinator, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia. 2 Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit Coordinator, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Gastroenterologist, Clínica Fundadores. Bogotá, Colombia. 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
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