Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in children with diarrhoea in Nicaragua

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Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-148

  Cáceres, Mercedes ^a,b   Zhang, Guangming ^b   Weintraub, Andrej ^b   Nord, Carl Erik ^b  

^a National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b Div of Clin B K Inst H U H   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Antimicrobial susceptibility; Diarrhoea; Enteropathogens; Enterotoxigenic B. fragilis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL SEPARATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DILUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICARAGUA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034213868     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.2000.0341     Document Type: Article

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