Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Paraffin-Embedded and in Shock-Frozen Gastric Biopsy Samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
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- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (2) , 813-815
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.2.813-815.2003
Abstract
We report on the successful application of fluorescent in situ hybridization for detection of Helicobacter pylori and determination of its clarithromycin susceptibility in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy specimens that had been prepared for pathological examination. This method is useful when results from conventional culturing with antibiotic susceptibility testing are not available.Keywords
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