Resistance to ciprofloxacin in non-typhoidal salmonellas from humans in England and Wales - The current situation

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 130-134

  Threlfall, E John ^a   Ward, Linda R ^a   Rowe, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin resistance; Humans; Salmonellas

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033031624     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00525.x     Document Type: Article

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