A simple and rapid serum bactericidal assay and its evaluation in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Sharma, Satish K ^a   Fatma, Tasneem ^b   Thukral, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical isolates; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Rapid assay; Serum resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032744503     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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