Characterisation of invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Nagpur, central India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue JUNE, 1996, Pages 296-298

  Agarwal, Vandana ^a   Jain, Dipty ^a   Pathak, A A ^a   Saoji, A M ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility; Haemophilus influenzae; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE;

ADULT; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INDIA; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0029943396     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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