Helicobacter pylori eradication – the alternatives beyond antibiotics
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M. Roxo-Rosa*, M. Oleastro and F. F. Vale Center for Biodiversity, Functional & Integrative Genomics (BioFIG), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas, Instituto Nacional Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Estrada Octávio Pato, 2635-631 Rio de Mouro, Portugal Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM/FCUL), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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