Changes in Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated in Romania during 1977-95

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-258

  Israil, A ^a   Nacescu, N ^a   Cedru, C L ^a   Ciufecu, C ^a   Damian, M ^a  

^a CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BIOTYPOLOGY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ROMANIA; SEROTYPE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOPHAGES; CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; ROMANIA; SEROTYPING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031756956     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268896001100     Document Type: Article

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