Antibiotic sensitivity and plasmid profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 296-300

  Igumbor, E O ^a   Gwanzura, L ^a   Chihara, M ^a   Obi, C L ^b   Muza, D ^a  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BURN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPUTUM; SWEAT; URINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD; BURNS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; SWEAT; URINE;

EID: 0034334278     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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