Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Escherichia coli O157 and Other Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli Isolated in Italy

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-353

  Farina, C ^a   Goglio, A ^a   Conedera, G ^b   Minelli, F ^c   Caprioli, A ^c  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAFURAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; VEROTOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0030014648     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01695674     Document Type: Article

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