Gentamicin Resistance in Clinical Strains of Enterobacteriaceae Associated with Reduced Gentamicin Uptake

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 438-440

  Adwan, K ^a   Abu Hasan, N ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 0031987074     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818588     Document Type: Article

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