Sensitivity to the Bactericidal Effect of Human Serum of Proteus Strains from Clinical Specimens

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 335-338

  Kumar, Surinder ^a,b   Mathur, M D ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bactericidal effect; Pooled normal human serum (PNHS); Proteus strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FECES; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEUS; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FECES; HUMANS; PROTEUS; PROTEUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031174922     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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