Molecular analysis of and identification of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical isolates of Salmonella typhi from India

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1595-1600

  Shanahan, Philippa M A ^a   Jesudason, Mary V ^b   Thomson, Christopher J ^a   Amyes, Sebastian G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PLASMID DNA; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRISTIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0031958301     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.6.1595-1600.1998     Document Type: Article

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