Transferable antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from healthy Nigerian school children

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-64

  Lamikanra, A ^a   Ako Nai, A K ^a   Ogunniyi, D A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics resistance; E. coli

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029950799     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-8579(96)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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