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Molecular characterization of Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates from Eastern Saudi Arabia

Khaled R. Alkharsah, Reem Y. Aljindan, Aisha M. Alamri, Amer I. Alomar and Abdulaziz A. Al-Quorain
Saudi Medical Journal October 2022, 43 (10) 1128-1135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.10.20220355

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