Antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella typhi to quinolones and cephalosporins

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 107, Issue JUNE, 1998, Pages 247-251

  Bhat, Kishore G ^a   Andrade, A T ^a   Karadesai, S G ^a   Hemashettar, B M ^a   Patil, C S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Break point; Cephalosporins; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Multi drug resistance; Quinolones; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

4-QUINOLONES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0031854169     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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