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Antimicrobial activity of esomeprazole versus omeprazole against Helicobacter pylori

Author(s) -

Luigi Gatta

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkg085

Subject(s) - esomeprazole , omeprazole , helicobacter pylori , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , proton pump inhibitor , gastric acid , minimum inhibitory concentration , helicobacter , chemistry , medicine , pharmacology , biology , gastroenterology , stomach

Esomeprazole is an enantiomorph of omeprazole, which inhibits gastric acid secretion more effectively than omeprazole. As proton pump inhibitors also exert an antibacterial activity, we aimed to compare esomeprazole and omeprazole for their antimicrobial activity against Helicobacter pylori in vitro.

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