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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2438-2439, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Culture of Helicobacter pylori from a Gastric String May Be an Alternative to Endoscopic Biopsy

Amy L. Samuels,1 Helen M. Windsor,2 Grace Y. Ho,2 Luke D. Goodwin,3 and Barry J. Marshall2,3,*

Departments of Microbiology1 and Medicine,2 University of Western Australia, and Gastroenterology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,3 Perth, Australia

Received 13 December 1999/Returned for modification 3 March 2000/Accepted 10 April 2000

Helicobacter pylori was isolated from a swallowed string from 32 of 33 adult subjects (97%) with selective culture media. With this method, antibiotic susceptibility testing and molecular epidemiology studies of H. pylori can be carried out without the need for the collection of specimens by endoscopic biopsy.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth 6907, Australia. Phone: 61 8 9346 4815. Fax: 61 8 9346 4816. E-mail: admin{at}hpylori.com.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2438-2439, Vol. 38, No. 6
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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