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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2012; 18(18): 2245-2252
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2245
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2245
Antibiotic resistance and cagA gene correlation: A looming crisis of Helicobacter pylori
Adnan Khan, Amber Farooqui, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, University Road, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
Amber Farooqui, Division of Immunology, International Institute of Infection and Immunity, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China
Hamid Manzoor, Syed Shakeel Akhtar, Muhammad Saeed Quraishy, Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Hamid Manzoor, Syed Shakeel Akhtar, Muhammad Saeed Quraishy, Department of Medicine, Civil Hospital, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
Author contributions: Khan A preformed the experiments and wrote the manuscript; Farooqui A contributed in experimental design and analyzed the data; Manzoor H, Akhtar SS performed clinical sampling; Quraishy MS supervised the clinical part of the study and provided samples; Kazmi SU supervised the study and revised the manuscript.
Supported by The grants of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and University of Karachi awarded to Adnan Khan
Correspondence to: Adnan Khan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, University Road, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. adnankh@uok.edu.pk
Telephone: +92-21-99261389 Fax: +92-21-99261342
Received: August 8, 2011
Revised: December 6, 2011
Accepted: March 10, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
Revised: December 6, 2011
Accepted: March 10, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
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